Definition
Meaning of 'fight'
Meaning of 'fight' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fight 
[ v. i.]
- To strive or contend 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. [ v. i.]- To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance.
- 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.
- A struggle or contest of any kind.
- Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him.
- A screen for the combatants in ships.
2. Fight [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- 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.
- To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
Meaning of 'fight' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fight [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Example in sentence:
- a fight broke out at the hockey game;
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap;
- there was fighting in the streets
Meaning (2):
- an intense verbal dispute
- an intense verbal dispute
Example in sentence:
- a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate
Meaning (3):
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Example in sentence:
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga;
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Meaning (4):
- a boxing or wrestling match
- a boxing or wrestling match
Example in sentence:
- the fight was on television last night
Meaning (5):
- an aggressive willingness to compete
- an aggressive willingness to compete
Example in sentence:
- the team was full of fight
2. fight [ v]
[ v]Meaning (6):
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- make a strenuous or labored effort
Example in sentence:
- He fought for breath;
- She struggled for years to survive without welfare
Meaning (7):
- 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
- 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
Example in sentence:
- She is crusading for women's rights;
- The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate;
- The liberal party pushed for reforms
Meaning (8):
- fight against or resist strongly
- fight against or resist strongly
Example in sentence:
- Don't fight it!;
- The senator said he would oppose the bill
Meaning (9):
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Example in sentence:
- Militant groups are contending for control of the country;
- Siblings are always fighting;
- the tribesmen fought each other
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