fighting

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    n.

  • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; fight, combat, scrap

    a fight broke out at the hockey game

    there was fighting in the streets

    the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap

    n.

  • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; fighting, combat, scrap

    a fight broke out at the hockey game

    there was fighting in the streets

    the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap

  • an intense verbal dispute

    a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate

  • a boxing or wrestling match

    the fight was on television last night

  • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; battle, conflict, engagement

    Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga

    he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement

  • an aggressive willingness to compete; competitiveness

    the team was full of fight

    v.

  • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; contend, struggle

    the tribesmen fought each other

    Siblings are always fighting

    Militant groups are contending for control of the country

  • fight against or resist strongly; oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

    The senator said he would oppose the bill

    Don't fight it!

  • make a strenuous or labored effort; struggle

    She struggled for years to survive without welfare

    He fought for breath

  • 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; crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate

    The liberal party pushed for reforms

    She is crusading for women's rights

    The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

fights|fought|fighting
syn.: attack battle combat contend contest oppose quarrel row struggle