fight


Definition: Meaning of, fight in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fʌɪt /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
fighting fights
  1. war [intransitive and transitive] to take part in a war or battle
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  2. 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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  3. try to do something [intransitive and transitive] to try hard to do or get something
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. argue [intransitive] to argue about something
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  7. sport [intransitive and transitive] to take part in a BOXING match
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  8. emotion [intransitive and transitive] to try very hard not to have or show a feeling
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  9. law [transitive] to try to get something or prevent something in a court of law
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  10. 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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  11. fight a losing battle to try to do something that you probably cannot succeed in doing
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  12. have a fighting chance to have a chance to do something or achieve something if you try very hard
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  13. 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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  14. fight to the death/finish to fight until one person or group is dead or completely defeated
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  15. fight your own battles fight for what you want, without needing help from other people
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  16. fighting spirit the desire to fight or win
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  17. fighting words/talk something you say that shows that you want to fight hard for something
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  18. fight fire with fire to use the same methods as your opponents in an argument, competition etc
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  19. 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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  20. fighting fit British English extremely fit and healthy
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  21. fight your corner British English to try to persuade people that your ideas about something are right and should be accepted
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  22. fight shy of (doing) something British English to try to avoid doing something or being involved in something
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fight fights
  1. hit [countable] a situation in which two people or groups hit, push etc each other
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  2. achieve/prevent something [singular] the process of trying to achieve something or prevent something
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  3. argument [countable] an argument
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  4. sport [countable] a BOXING match
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  5. battle [countable] a battle between two armies
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  6. energy [uncountable] energy or the desire to keep fighting for something you want
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  7. put up a good fight to work very hard to fight or compete in a difficult situation
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  8. a fight to the death/finish a fight that continues until one side is completely defeated
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fight used in phrases

  • cock fight (noun)
    1. an occasion when two male chickens are made to fight as a sport
  • fire fight (noun)
    1. a short gun battle, involving soldiers or the police
  • fist fight (noun)
    1. a fight in which people hit each other with their BARE fists
  • gang fight (noun)
    1. a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
  • knife fight (noun)
    1. fighting with knives
  • pillow fight (noun)
    1. a child's game of fighting with pillows
  • proxy fight (noun)
    1. 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
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fight used in phrasal verbs

  • fight back (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to hit or kick someone who is attacking you
    2. [intransitive] to try to stop someone who has criticized you, or something that has harmed you
  • fight down (phrasal verb)
    1. to try hard not to feel or express an emotion that you are starting to feel
  • fight off (phrasal verb)
    1. to stop someone who is trying to attack you
    2. if your body fights off an illness, it prevents the illness from making you ill
  • fight out (phrasal verb)
    1. fight it out if two people fight it out, they fight or argue until something is decided
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