[
US
/ˈfaɪt/
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[ UK /fˈaɪt/ ]
[ UK /fˈaɪt/ ]
NOUN
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an intense verbal dispute
a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate -
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
there was fighting in the streets
a fight broke out at the hockey game
the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap -
an aggressive willingness to compete
the team was full of fight -
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement -
a boxing or wrestling match
the fight was on television last night
VERB
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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
She is crusading for women's rights
The liberal party pushed for reforms
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate -
fight against or resist strongly
Don't fight it!
The senator said he would oppose the bill -
make a strenuous or labored effort
He fought for breath
She struggled for years to survive without welfare -
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Siblings are always fighting
the tribesmen fought each other
How To Use fight In A Sentence
- For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300. Epic Struggle: Fans Fight to Revive an Oar-Powered Greek Warship
- According to police and prosecutors, the two got into a fight after she told him he should be committed to a mental hospital.
- I learned how to negotiate fights between adolescent girls without making it seem like parental interference.
- Thell Torrence's name may not be familiar to the average fight fan but he, along with a couple of others, is the premier teacher of the manly art in the USA.
- Well, the good news is a few weeks ago they were talking about it being the main source of law, so there has been some concession there, which the Iraqi women leaders have been fighting for.
- I am not a bit anxious about my battles, If I am anxious I don't fight them, I wait until I am ready.
- Clinton will fight for the American people, and Obama will sit in a racest church for another 20 years where The "rev" is preaching hate, racism, and black seperatism. Clinton: Put down the Blackberry at home
- In Scotland there are groups of people who are fighting hard to keep Gaelic alive.
- It had multiple shooters, multiple locations, mobile threats, willingness to fight the first responders and follow-on SWAT/commando units, well-equipped and well-trained operatives, and a willingness to die. Cliff Schecter: The Terrorist and the Terror Watch List
- The example of the first fighter aces fixed itself in the imaginations of a generation being born just as they had met their deaths. FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940
