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fight
has definitions from the fields of sport,boxing,military,politics
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[ noun ] the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Examples "a fight broke out at the hockey game" "there was fighting in the streets" "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)Then suddenly we found ourselves in the middle of another fight , an irrational , an indecent , an undeclared and immoral war with our strongest ( and some had thought noblest ) ally . (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)He could not grasp that Lord had withdrawn from the fight minutes ago , and that his leaden arms were flailing at nothing but the air . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Whoever was out there hiding in the brushy cover was besieging the Antler house and , having spotted his approach , was determined to drive him off before he could get_into the fight . (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)In the Riverside dugout Frankie_Ricco , shortstop , whispered into Phil 's ear : `` There 's gonna be a fight '' . Fights sprang_up and were quickly squelched . |
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[ noun ] an intense verbal dispute
Examples "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" Related terms |
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[ verb ] be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Synonyms Examples "the tribesmen fought each other" "Siblings are always fighting" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The nuclear war is already being fought , except that the bombs are not being dropped on enemy targets - not_yet . It is being fought , moreover , in fairly close correspondence with the predictions of the soothsayers of the think_factories . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Had the situation been reversed , had , for_instance , England been the enemy in 1898 because of issues of concern chiefly to New_England , there is little doubt that large_numbers of Southerners would have happily put_on their old Confederate uniforms to fight as allies of Britain . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)If you want_to fight , go down on the sidewalk '' . |
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[ noun ] (military) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Synonyms Examples "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)`` God's_name , what are you to rob the dead with the fight going_on '' ! |
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[ verb ] fight against or resist strongly
Synonyms Examples "The senator said he would oppose the bill" "Don't fight it!" Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Grabbing his Winchester from its sheath , Cook prepared to fight from behind the arroyo bank . (Francis Pollini, Night....)He fought it , seeking to kill the last few words , but on they came `` bout takin - his '' . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)He had sold oil stock to Bob_Hope and Bing_Crosby in_person ; he had helped fight an oil-well fire that raged six days and nights . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` The political and intellectual Left began fighting humor and comedy years ago , because they fear things they do not understand and cannot manage , such_as satire and irony , such_as humor and comedy . Related terms resist repel resist recalcitrate combatant confrontation fighter |
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[ verb ] make a strenuous or labored effort
Synonyms Examples "She struggled for years to survive without welfare" "He fought for breath" Used in print (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)He staggered into the back seat and lay back , fighting for breath . (Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)Roberts careened backward , his back arched , fought for balance and , failing , stumbled against the newel_post at the foot of the stairs . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an aggressive willingness to compete
Synonyms Examples "the team was full of fight" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)`` Several times I found the players pepping me up , where it usually is the coach who is supposed to deliver the fight talk . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)MacLean stressed correctly the importance of the visceral_brain for preservation of the individual and the species , as evidenced by the influence of the limbic_brain ( including the hypothalamus ) on emotions related_to fight and flight and also on sexual functions . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (politics) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
Examples "The liberal party pushed for reforms" "She is crusading for women's rights" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)Fight with Sam_Schaeffer , fight with the whole damned Bureau . Fight with Sam_Schaeffer , fight with the whole damned Bureau . |
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