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Fight

verb

(past & past part. fought; pres. part. fighting)

1.

Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight. Synonyms: contend, struggle. "Siblings are always fighting" , "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

2.

Fight against or resist strongly. Synonyms: defend, fight back, fight down, oppose. "Don't fight it!"

3.

Make a strenuous or labored effort. Synonym: struggle. "He fought for breath"

4.

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. Synonyms: agitate, campaign, crusade, press, push. "She is crusading for women's rights" , "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

noun

1.

A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. Synonyms: battle, conflict, engagement. "He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

2.

The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. Synonyms: combat, fighting, scrap. "There was fighting in the streets" , "The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

3.

An aggressive willingness to compete. Synonym: competitiveness.

4.

An intense verbal dispute.

5.

A boxing or wrestling match.

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