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fight
- pronunciation:
- faIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
fights, fighting, fought |
| definition 1: |
a battle, struggle, or angry disagreement.
- synonyms:
- altercation, battle, clash, combat, dispute, engagement, quarrel, struggle
- similar words:
- affray, argument, blowup, brawl, contention, contest, disagreement, discord, dogfight, donnybrook, falling-out, feud, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, rivalry, row, rumble, scrap, scuffle, set-to, showdown, skirmish, spat, squabble, strife, tiff, tussle, war, wrestle
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| definition 2: |
a boxing match.
- synonyms:
- bout, prizefight, spar
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| definition 3: |
the capacity to resist or struggle.
- synonyms:
- mettle, pluck, spunk
- similar words:
- agony, belligerence, determination, gameness, grit, spirit, toughness
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| related words: |
bout, collision, competition, conflict, controversy, encounter, tangle, tilt, tug |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
fighting, fights, fought |
| definition 1: |
to battle, struggle, or contend against someone or something.
- synonyms:
- battle, contend, struggle
- similar words:
- altercate, argue, brawl, clash, combat, come to blows, compete, conflict, cross swords, disagree, dispute, feud, mix it up, quarrel, rumble, scrap, scuffle, skirmish, spar, spat, squabble, strive, tussle, war, wrangle, wrestle
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| definition 2: |
to engage in a boxing match.
- synonyms:
- box
- similar words:
- compete, spar
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| related words: |
agonize, bicker, caterwaul, collide, contend, contest, cope, oppose, resist, struggle, tangle, tilt, wrestle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to battle or contend against.
- synonyms:
- battle, combat, contend against, resist
- similar words:
- confront, contest, defy, encounter, engage, oppose, repulse, rival, strive against, withstand
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| definition 2: |
to pursue or continue (a fight).
- similar words:
- conduct, engage, wage
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| definition 3: |
to box against.
- synonyms:
- box
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| definition 4: |
to cause or set (esp. an animal) to fighting.
- similar words:
- pit
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| related words: |
resist, wrestle |
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