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Fighting

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Noun

1. combat, fight, fighting, scrap

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Example Sentences:
'a fight broke out at the hockey game'
'there was fighting in the streets'
'the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap'

Adjective

2. active, combat-ready, fighting

engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

Example Sentences:
'on active duty'
'the platoon is combat-ready'
'review the fighting forces'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fighting

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verbWord forms: fights, fighting or fought
1. 
to oppose or struggle against (an enemy) in battle
2. 
to oppose or struggle against (a person, thing, cause, etc) in any manner
3. (transitive)
to engage in or carry on (a battle, contest, etc)
4. (when intr often foll by for)
to uphold or maintain (a cause, ideal, etc) by fighting or struggling
to fight for freedom
5. (transitive)
to make or achieve (a way) by fighting
6. (intransitive) boxing
a. 
to box, as for a living
b. 
to use aggressive rough tactics
7. 
to engage (another or others) in combat
8.  fight it out
9.  fight shy of
noun
10. 
a battle, struggle, or physical combat
11. 
a quarrel, dispute, or contest
12. 
resistance (esp in the phrase to put up a fight)
13. 
the desire to take part in physical combat (esp in the phrase to show fight)
14. 
a boxing match

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fighting

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verb intransitiveWord forms: fought or ˈfighting
1. 
a. 
to take part in a physical struggle or battle; struggle
b. 
to box, esp. professionally
2. 
to struggle or work hard in trying to beat or overcome someone or something; contend
3. 
to argue or quarrel; dispute
often with about or over
verb transitive
4. 
a. 
to oppose physically or in battle, as with fists, weapons, etc.
b. 
to box with in a contest
5. 
to try to overcome; struggle against or contend with, as by argument, legislation, etc.
6. 
to engage in or carry on (a war, conflict, case, etc.)
7. 
to gain by struggle
to fight one's way to the top
8. 
to cause to fight; manage (a boxer, gamecock, etc.)
noun
9. 
a physical struggle; battle; combat
10. 
any struggle, contest, or quarrel
11. 
power or readiness to fight; pugnacious spirit
full of fight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fighting

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v. fought(fôt), fight·ing, fights
v. intr.
1.
a. To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.
b. Sports To engage in a boxing match or other similar contest.
2. To engage in a quarrel; argue: They are always fighting about money.
3. To strive vigorously and resolutely, as in trying to overcome something; contend: fought against graft; fighting for her rights. See Synonyms at oppose.
v. tr.
1.
a. To contend with or oppose with violence or in battle.
b. To wage or carry on (a battle).
c. To contend for, as by combat: “I now resolved that Calais should be fought to the death” (Winston S. Churchill).
2.
a. Sports To take part in a boxing match or other similar contest with (an opponent).
b. To participate in (a boxing match or other similar contest).
c. To cause (a boxer or other contestant) to fight in a match.
3.
a. To contend with or struggle against: fought his boss over every penny; fought temptation.
b. To try to prevent the development or success of: fought the attempt to close the school.
c. To try to extinguish (an uncontrolled fire).
4. To make (one's way) by struggle or striving: fought my way to the top.
n.
1. A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.
2. A physical conflict between two or more individuals.
3. Sports
a. A boxing match.
b. A contest in kickboxing, any of the mixed martial arts, or a similar sport.
4. A quarrel or conflict: newlyweds having a fight over chores.
5. A struggle to achieve an objective: a fight for the attainment of civil rights.
6. The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity: I just didn't have any fight left in me.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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