Meaning of fight in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.

  Example: A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.

• To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.

  Example: The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.

• To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.

  Example: He fought for the Democrats in the last election.

• To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).

  Example: The battle was fought just over that hill.

• To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.

  Example: My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.

• To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.

  Example: The government pledged to fight corruption.

• To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.

  Example: to fight cocks; to fight one's ship

• Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.

noun

• An occasion of fighting.

  Example: One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.

• A battle between opposing armies.

• A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.

  Example: Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?

• A boxing or martial arts match.

  Example: I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.

• A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.

  Example: I'll put up a fight to save this company.

• The will or ability to fight.

  Example: That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all.   As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.

• A screen for the combatants in ships.