Fight (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Rough-and-tumble
- Tussle
- Gunplay
- Affaire D'honneur
- Ruffle
- Skirmish
- Dogfight
- Banging
- Cut-and-thrust
- Encounter
- Impact
- Whipping
- Fray
- Gang Fight
- Disturbance
- Snickersnee
- Shootout
- Clash
- Free-for-all
- Fisticuffs
- Scuffle
- Slugfest
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Meaning 2
An intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
An aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The young entrepreneur had the fight in her to overcome any obstacle and build a successful business.
- Despite being down by two goals, the soccer team still had plenty of fight left in them and managed to tie the game.
- The politician's reputation for fight had earned her the respect of her constituents.
- The company's financial struggles had sapped the employees' fight, and morale was at an all-time low.
- The new manager brought a lot of fight to the struggling team, and they quickly began to win games again.
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Meaning 5
A boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.