What does Fight mean?

Definitions for Fight
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

    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"

  2. fight, fighting, combat, scrapnoun

    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

    "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

  3. competitiveness, fightnoun

    an aggressive willingness to compete

    "the team was full of fight"

  4. fightnoun

    an intense verbal dispute

    "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

  5. fightverb

    a boxing or wrestling match

    "the fight was on television last night"

  6. contend, fight, struggleverb

    be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

    "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

  7. fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defendverb

    fight against or resist strongly

    "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

  8. fight, struggleverb

    make a strenuous or labored effort

    "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

  9. crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitateverb

    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

    "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fightnoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    Herilus in single fight I slew,
    Whom with three lives Feronia did endue;
    And thrice I sent him to the Stygian shore,
    ’Till the last ebbing soul return’d no more. John Dryden, Æn.

  2. To Fightverb

    To war against; to combat against.

    Himself alone, an equal match he boasts,
    To fight the Phrygian and the Ausonian hosts. John Dryden, Æn.

  3. To FIGHTverb

    preter. fought; part. pass. fought.

    Etymology: feohtan , Saxon.

    King Henry, be thy title right or wrong,
    Lord Clifford vows to fight in thy defence. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

    Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds
    In ranks and squadrons, and right form of war. William Shakespeare.

    The common question is, if we must now surrender Spain, what have we been fighting for all this while? The answer is ready: we have been fighting for the ruin of the publick interest, and the advancement of a private. Jonathan Swift.

    For her confederate nations fought, and kings were slain,
    Troy was o’erthrown, and a whole empire fell. Phillips.

    One shall undertake to fight against another. 2 Esdr. xiii.

    The poor wren,
    The most diminutive of birds, will fight,
    The young ones in her nest, against the owl. William Shakespeare, Macb.

    Richard, that robb’d the lion of his heart,
    And fought the holy wars in Palestine,
    By this brave duke came early to his grave. William Shakespeare, K. John.

    Greatly unfortunate, he fights the cause
    Of honour, virtue, liberty and Rome. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    The hot and cold, the dry and humid fight. George Sandys.

Wikipedia

  1. fight

    Combat (French for fight) is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or can be used as a tool to impose one's will on others. An instance of combat can be a stand-alone confrontation or a small part of a much larger violent conflict. Instances of combat may also be benign and recreational, as in the cases of combat sports and mock combat. Combat may comply with, or be in violation of local or international laws regarding conflict. Examples of rules include the Geneva Conventions (covering the treatment of people in war), medieval chivalry, the Marquess of Queensberry rules (covering boxing) and several forms of combat sports.

ChatGPT

  1. fight

    A fight is a physical or verbal altercation between two or more individuals, involving the use of force or aggression in an attempt to overpower or harm the opposing party. It can occur due to conflicts, disagreements, or a desire to assert dominance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fightverb

    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

  2. Fightverb

    to act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance

  3. Fightverb

    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

  4. Fightverb

    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

  5. Fightverb

    to cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship

  6. Fightverb

    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

  7. Fightverb

    a struggle or contest of any kind

  8. Fightverb

    strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him

  9. Fightverb

    a screen for the combatants in ships

  10. Etymology: [OE. fihten, fehten, AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw. fkta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fight

    fīt, v.i. to strive with: to contend in war or in single combat.—v.t. to engage in conflict with: to gain by fight: to cause to fight:—pr.p. fight′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. fought (fawt).—n. a struggle: a combat: a battle or engagement.—n. Fight′er.—adj. Fight′ing, engaged in or fit for war.—n. the act of fighting or contending.—ns. Fight′ing-cock, a gamecock, a pugnacious fellow; Fight′ing-fish (Betta pugnax), a small Siamese fresh-water fish, kept for its extraordinary readiness for fighting, bets being laid on the issue.—Fight it out, to struggle on until the end; Fight shy of, to avoid from mistrust.—Live like fighting-cocks, to get the best of meat and drink. [A.S. feohtan; Ger. fechten.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. fight

    To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat; to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms;—followed by with or against.

  2. fight

    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. To contend with in battle; to war against, as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles. To cause to fight; manage or manœuvre in a fight.

  3. fight

    A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies. A duel is called a single fight or combat.

Editors Contribution

  1. fightverb

    Fire igniting great heights towards the truth vs lies. 1.) to take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons. Engage in a war or battle. Quarrel or argue. Struggle to put out a fire, especially a large one.

    When there is no proof of an accusation of something or someone we will fight to figure out the truth in every needed situation.

    Etymology: Disagreement


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 21, 2024  


  2. fightverb

    To have a disagreement with someone; quarrel.

    Mom and Dad fight a lot.


    Submitted by zakaria1409 on July 8, 2022  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FIGHT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fight is ranked #110825 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fight surname appeared 159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fight.

    83.6% or 133 total occurrences were White.
    14.4% or 23 total occurrences were Black.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Fight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2651

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Fight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2181

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Fight' in Nouns Frequency: #1285

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Fight' in Verbs Frequency: #211

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fight in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Fight in a Sentence

  1. Cal Fire Brown:

    Lake Tahoe ski resorts are using snow blowers to help fight flames from the Caldor FireSouth Lake Tahoe, normally bustling with vacationers, was a gray ghost town this week, with empty parking lots, closed roads and shuttered businesses as the fire's thick smoke hovered over the area.Evacuated residents should expect to stay out of their homes for the next couple of days.

  2. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk:

    We will do everything that was promised ... but to overcome this period Ukraine needs to get some kind of cushion and this cushion is a new package of financial aid, it is difficult for us to fight with a nuclear state which is armed to the teeth.

  3. Mark Cancian:

    Once the war begins, it’s impossible to get any troops or supplies onto Taiwan, so it’s a very different situation from Ukraine where the United States and its allies have been able to send supplies continuously to Ukraine, whatever the Taiwanese are going to fight the war with, they have to have that when the war begins.

  4. Lindsey Graham:

    To the Russian people, I doubt if you can hear my words, but our fight is not with you, you're a victim of Russian President Vladimir Putin as much as anyone, maybe more than most, and I just wanted to let you know that we understand the difference between the Russian people and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but we're going to need your help. In bringing justice to the table, you're going to have to suffer.

  5. Sister Ban:

    Sometimes they fight with each other and become aggressive, so we have a special table with two chairs. We call it a peace table. We let them [the children] talk about why they hurt each other.

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Translations for Fight

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  • strydAfrikaans
  • قاتل, تقاتل, تحاربArabic
  • döyüşməkAzerbaijani
  • бойка, сутычка, бітва, бой, барацьба, біцца, змагаццаBelarusian
  • бой, сражение, битка, борба, бия, боря, сражавам се, бия сеBulgarian
  • རྒྱ་འདྲེTibetan Standard
  • lluita, combat, lluitar, barallar-se, combatreCatalan, Valencian
  • boj, rvačka, zápas, bitka, bitva, bojovnost, bojovat, zápasit, bítCzech
  • brwydroWelsh
  • kamp, ballade, slag, slagsmål, kæmpe, udkæmpe, bekæmpe, slåsDanish
  • Prügelei, Kampf, Schlacht, Keilerei, Streit, Kampfgeist, fechten, streiten, kämpfen, bekämpfenGerman
  • πολεμώ, καταπολεμώ, πάληGreek
  • bataliEsperanto
  • lucha, luchar, combatir, pelear, peleaSpanish
  • võitlema, kaklema, sõdimaEstonian
  • borroka, borrokaldi, bataila, gudu, borroka egin, borrokatu, aurka eginBasque
  • پیکار, نبرد, مسابقه, مبارزه, دعوا, نزاع, کشمکش, تلاش کردن, مقابله کردن, مبارزه کردن, جنگیدنPersian
  • kamppailu, taistelu, tappelu, taistelutahto, tapella, taistella, tsempataFinnish
  • combat, bataille, combativité, lutte, bagarre, combattre, se battre, guerroyerFrench
  • fjochtsjeWestern Frisian
  • troid, comhraicIrish
  • còmhrag, cogadh, blàr, sabaid, cogScottish Gaelic
  • loitar, combatirGalician
  • קרב, רוח קרב, מאבק, לחימה, ריב, רב, נאבק, נלחםHebrew
  • युद्ध, लड़ाई, झगड़ा, झगड़ना, लड़नाHindi
  • küzdelem, harcol, verekszikHungarian
  • կռիվ, պայքար, մարտ, կռվել, պայքարել, մարտնչելArmenian
  • pertarunganIndonesian
  • slagur, bardagi, gegn, slást, berjast, heyja, viðIcelandic
  • lotta, combattimento, incontro, battaglia, rissa, combattere, lottare, azzuffarsi, battersiItalian
  • להילחםHebrew
  • 戦闘, ファイト, 闘志, 喧嘩, 試合, 戦意, 戦い, 対決, 戦う, 闘うJapanese
  • ბრძოლა, შებრძოლებაGeorgian
  • ұрысу, күресу, соғысу, төбелесуKazakh
  • វាយតប់, តស៊ូ, ប្រយុទ្ឋKhmer
  • ಹೋರಾಟKannada
  • 싸움, 다투다, 싸우다Korean
  • شه‌ڕ, شه‌ڕ کردنKurdish
  • pugna, pugno, pugnare, luctor, combattuoLatin
  • ຮົບ, ຕໍ່ສູ້Lao
  • mūšis, muštynės, grumtynės, kova, peštynės, kautis, peštis, muštis, grumtis, kovotiLithuanian
  • cīņa, kauja, kautiņš, kauties, cīnītiesLatvian
  • битка, бој, бориMacedonian
  • ġliedaMaltese
  • ရန်ဖြစ်Burmese
  • strijd, gevecht, boel, vechtlust, strijden, voor, ijveren, vechten, tegen, bevechten, opkomen, uitvechten, met, bekampenDutch
  • slåsskamp, stridslyst, slag, kamp, slåss, kjempe for, kjempe, bekjempeNorwegian
  • batreOccitan
  • bój, starcie, bojowość, bójka, bitwa, batalia, walka, walczyć, bićPolish
  • briga, luta, combatividade, batalha, combate, contra, lutar, enfrentar, combater, [[lutar]] [[contra]]Portuguese
  • cumbat, cumbata, lutga, lutgar, cumbatterRomansh
  • luptă, bătaie, a, se bate, combateRomanian
  • бой, стычка, сражение, борьба, баталия, драка, битва, бороться, сражаться, биться, дратьсяRussian
  • борба, borba, boriti, боритиSerbo-Croatian
  • bitva, boj, bojovať, biťSlovak
  • boritiSlovene
  • luftë, luftënAlbanian
  • fajt, kamp, strid, match, slåss, strida, kämpa, bekämpaSwedish
  • vitaSwahili
  • சண்டைTamil
  • పోరాటంTelugu
  • รบThai
  • savaş, dövüş, savaşmak, dövüşmekTurkish
  • битва, боротьба, бійка, сутичка, бій, боротися, битисяUkrainian
  • لڑائیUrdu
  • chiến đấuVietnamese
  • קעמפֿןYiddish
  • 斗争Chinese

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