Fight

v. i.	1.	To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; - followed by with or against. [imp. & p. p. Fought (fạt); p. pr. & vb. n. Fighting.] You do fight against your country's foes. - Shak. To fight with thee no man of arms will deign. - Milton.
	2.	To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. To fight shy to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach.
v. t.	1.	To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause. He had to fight his way through the world. - Macaulay. I have fought a good fight. - 2 Tim. iv. 7.
	2.	To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.
	3.	To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. To fight it out to fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached.
n.	1.	A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc. Who now defies thee thrice to single fight. - Milton.
	2.	A struggle or contest of any kind.
	3.	Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him.
	4.	A screen for the combatants in ships. Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare. - Dryden. Running fight a fight in which the enemy is continually chased; also, one which continues without definite end or result.

Noun	1.	fight - 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" Synonyms: fighting, combat, scrap
	2.	fight - an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
	3.	fight - a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" Synonyms: bout
	4.	fight - 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" Synonyms: battle, engagement, conflict
	5.	fight - an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" Synonyms: competitiveness
Verb	1.	fight - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" Synonyms: struggle
	2.	fight - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" Synonyms: fight down, oppose, fight back, defend
	3.	fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" Synonyms: struggle
	4.	fight - 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; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" Synonyms: crusade, campaign, agitate, push, press

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