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单词 fistfights
释义

fistfight

noun

fist·​fight ˈfist-ˌfīt How to pronounce fistfight (audio)
: a usually spontaneous fight with bare fists

Example Sentences

A fistfight broke out in the stands. He often gets into fistfights.
Recent Examples on the Web After the parties were ordered to leave the store, a fistfight broke out outside between Ortiz and one of the men in the opposing group, the statement said. Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 When the group arrived, a fistfight broke out, prosecutors have said. Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 The attorney also described a one-on-one fistfight, which didn’t directly involve Lewis, as mutual combat. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 Late on a Friday night about six weeks after Donald Trump lost his reelection, a fistfight nearly broke out in the White House between the president’s fired national security adviser and a top White House aide. Rosalind S. Helderman And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 13 July 2022 The feud took on a new dimension in 2013 when Joe Giudice and Joe Gorga got into a fistfight in season 7 of RHONJ. Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 But a few weeks ago, Jones said his son told him about getting into a fistfight with the boy during a basketball game. Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2022 The Angels got into a fistfight with the Mariners and have been paying for it since. Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022 Sizemore likes to tell the story of challenging one former Round River staffer to a fistfight during a meeting with Namibian government officials and has had fallouts with allies during the push to designate Bears Ears as a National Monument. Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 13 May 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

fistfights

noun

plural of fistfight
as in fisticuffs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fisticuffs
  • slugfests
  • brawls
  • confrontations
  • punch-ups
  • blows
  • melees
  • duels
  • affrays
  • broils
  • altercations
  • jousts
  • donnybrooks
  • ruckuses
  • quarrels
  • squabbles
  • scuffles
  • spats
  • ructions
  • grapples
  • punch-outs
  • battles royal
  • disputes
  • mêlées
  • disagreements
  • tussles
  • handgrips
  • tiffs
  • battles royale
  • free-for-alls
  • battle royales
  • skirmishes
  • mix-ups
  • dustups
  • wrangles
  • controversies
  • face-offs
  • battle royals
  • pitched battles
  • catfights
  • fights
  • clashes
  • misunderstandings
  • contretemps
  • tangles
  • scrimmages
  • fracases
  • arguments
  • fallings-out
  • battles
  • falling-outs
  • contests
  • fracas
  • rows
  • cross fires
  • rough-and-tumbles
  • conflicts
  • kickups
  • struggles
  • combats
  • argle-bargles
  • scraps
  • scrums
  • frays
  • argy-bargies
  • hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • truces
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