Fight
Definition of Fight
Pronunciation: fīt | v. i. | 1. | To strive or contened 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. | | 2. | To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. | | v. t. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. | | n. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | A struggle or contest of any kind. | | 3. | Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him. | | 4. | A screen for the combatants in ships. |
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