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fighting
fight F0114000 (fīt)v. fought (fôt), fight·ing, fights v.intr.1. a. To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.b. Sports To engage in a boxing match.2. To engage in a quarrel; argue: They are always fighting about money.3. To strive vigorously and resolutely, as in trying to overcome something; contend: fought against graft; fighting for her rights. See Synonyms at oppose.v.tr.1. a. To contend with or oppose with violence or in battle.b. To wage or carry on (a battle).c. To contend for, as by combat: "I now resolved that Calais should be fought to the death" (Winston S. Churchill).2. a. Sports To box against (an opponent).b. To participate in (a boxing match or other similar contest).c. To cause (a boxer or other contestant) to fight in a match.3. a. To contend with or struggle against: fought his boss over every penny; fought temptation.b. To try to prevent the development or success of: fought the attempt to close the school.c. To try to extinguish (an uncontrolled fire).4. To make (one's way) by struggle or striving: fought my way to the top.n.1. A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.2. a. A physical conflict between two or more individuals.b. Sports A boxing match.3. A quarrel or conflict: newlyweds having a fight over chores.4. A struggle to achieve an objective: a fight for the attainment of civil rights.5. The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity: I just didn't have any fight left in me.Phrasal Verb: fight off1. To defend against or drive back (a hostile force, for example).2. Baseball To hit (a pitch) into foul territory, especially in an effort to avoid being struck out.Idioms: fight fire with fire To combat one evil or one set of negative circumstances by reacting in kind. fight shy of To avoid meeting or confronting.
[Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan, fihtan.]
fight′a·bil′i·ty n.fight′a·ble adj.fight′ing·ly adv.Fighting of beggars; a company of beggars—Bk of St. Albans, 1486.Fighting See Also: ARGUMENTS - Defend like a dog —Lopez Portillo
The former Mexican president’s simile to describe how he would defend the peso gave his countrymen cause for anger and ridicule, often expressed by barking at him in public places. - (Self-dependent power can time) defy as rocks resist the billowes and the sky —Oliver Goldsmith
- Fierce strife … stirs one’s old Saxon fighting blood, like the tales of “knights who fought ‘gainst fearful odds” that thrilled us in our schoolboy days —Jerome K. Jerome
- Fight as one weary of his life —William Shakespeare
- Fight [death]… body and breath, till my life runs out like water —Stephen Vincent Benét
- Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as heroes —Margaret Mitchell
- Fighting like a wounded puma —George F. Will
Will used the wounded puma simile to describe Richard Nixon’s battle during the Watergate scandal. - Fight like devils —William Shakespeare
- Fight … like lions wanting food —William Shakespeare
- Fights fierce as duels —Anon
- Fought like a pagan who defends his religion —Stephen Crane
- Fought like one boxer and his punching bag … like mismatched twins —Erica Jong
- Just when the opponents seem ready to slug each other into senselessness, they clinch and go into a clumsy waltz, like boxers in a comic film —Leonard Silk, New York Times/Economic Scene, April 22, 1987
Silk’s reference is to combatants in strained financial markets. - Like sailors fighting with a leak we fought mortality —Emily Dickinson
- A quarrel between man and wife is like cutting water with a sword —Chinese proverb
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fighting - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"combat, fight, scrapgunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frightenconflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fightclose-quarter fighting - hand-to-hand fighting at close quartersdogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)in-fighting - conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)set-to - a brief but vigorous fightshock, impact - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle - disorderly fightingaffaire d'honneur, duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honorblow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest - a fight with bare fistsbattering, banging - the act of subjecting to strong attackbeating, whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoingfray, affray, ruffle, disturbance - a noisy fightfree-for-all, brawl - a noisy fight in a crowdcut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee - fighting with knivesgang fight, rumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescentssingle combat - a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat" | | Adj. | 1. |  fighting - engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"combat-ready, activearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"operational - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations |
fightingnoun battle, war, conflict, combat, hostilities, warfare, bloodshed More than 900 people have died in the fighting.TranslationsIdiomsSeefightFighting
Fighting (dreams)It usually symbolizes anger and confusion that comes about in times of change. If nothing is changing in your life, it may be a clue that a change is needed or that you want to change internally. Fighting with strangers usually represents an internal struggle. Fighting with familiar people may be an extension of daily life and a reflection on your relationship with them.LegalSeecombatAcronymsSeeVFfighting
Synonyms for fightingnoun battleSynonyms- battle
- war
- conflict
- combat
- hostilities
- warfare
- bloodshed
Synonyms for fightingnoun the act of fightingSynonymsRelated Words- gunfight
- gunplay
- shootout
- conflict
- struggle
- battle
- encounter
- skirmish
- clash
- brush
- close-quarter fighting
- dogfight
- fencing
- in-fighting
- set-to
- shock
- impact
- rough-and-tumble
- scuffle
- tussle
- hassle
- affaire d'honneur
- duel
- blow
- fistfight
- fisticuffs
- slugfest
- battering
- banging
- beating
- whipping
- fray
- affray
- ruffle
- disturbance
- free-for-all
- brawl
- cut-and-thrust
- knife fight
- snickersnee
- gang fight
- rumble
- single combat
adj engaged in or ready for military or naval operationsSynonymsRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- operational
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