Definition: Meaning of, fight in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ fʌɪt /
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war[intransitive and transitive] to take part in a war or battle
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hit people[intransitive and transitive] if someone fights another person, or if two people fight, they hit and kick the other person in order to hurt them
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try to do something[intransitive and transitive] to try hard to do or get something
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prevent something[intransitive and transitive] to try very hard to prevent something or to get rid of something unpleasant that already exists
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compete[intransitive and transitive] to take part in an election or compete strongly for something, especially a job or political position
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argue[intransitive] to argue about something
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sport[intransitive and transitive] to take part in a BOXING match
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emotion[intransitive and transitive] to try very hard not to have or show a feeling
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law[transitive] to try to get something or prevent something in a court of law
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fight your way (through/past etc somebody/something) to move somewhere with difficulty, for example because there are so many people around you
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fight a losing battle to try to do something that you probably cannot succeed in doing
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have a fighting chance to have a chance to do something or achieve something if you try very hard
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fight tooth and nail (for something)/fight something tooth and nail to try very hard to do or achieve something, or to prevent something
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fight to the death/finish to fight until one person or group is dead or completely defeated
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fight your own battles fight for what you want, without needing help from other people
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fighting spirit the desire to fight or win
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fighting words/talk something you say that shows that you want to fight hard for something
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fight fire with fire to use the same methods as your opponents in an argument, competition etc
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fight like cat and dog if two people fight like cat and dog, they argue a lot because they dislike each other or disagree
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fighting fitBritish English extremely fit and healthy
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fight your cornerBritish English to try to persuade people that your ideas about something are right and should be accepted
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fight shy of (doing) somethingBritish English to try to avoid doing something or being involved in something
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hit[countable] a situation in which two people or groups hit, push etc each other
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achieve/prevent something[singular] the process of trying to achieve something or prevent something
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argument[countable] an argument
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sport[countable] a BOXING match
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battle[countable] a battle between two armies
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energy[uncountable] energy or the desire to keep fighting for something you want
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put up a good fight to work very hard to fight or compete in a difficult situation
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a fight to the death/finish a fight that continues until one side is completely defeated
a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced