Definitions for fight
faɪtfight

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.6 / 5 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fightnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Battle.2. Combat; duel.

   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.

   3. Something to screen the combatants in ships.

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.

   1. To contend in battle; to war; to make war; to battle; to contend in arms. It is used both of armies and single combatants.

   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.

   2. To combat; to duel; to contend in single fight.

   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.

   3. To act as a soldier in any case.

   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.

   4. It has with before the person opposed.5. To contend.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 GazetteerRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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 ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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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1. fight

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Aggressiveness
   • Conflict
   • Controversy
   • Try

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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How to pronounce fight?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fight in sign language?

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. Lindsay Graham:

   I hope President Trumps right, i hope we can turn the fight against ISIS over to Turkey. I hope that Turkey, when they go into Syria, they wont slaughter The Kurds... If [ Trump ] follows through with this, itd be the biggest mistake of his presidency.

2. Quentin James:

   We agree that money in politics is a problem, but the way to solve that is not to put our hands behind our backs and try to fight this battle in 2020.

3. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   I have a feeling that there is a growing recognition of the need to create an effective international coalition to fight Islamic State.

4. Muammar Qaddafi:

   I am sailing out along parallel 32.5 to stress that this is the Libyan border. This is the line of death where we shall stand and fight with our backs to the wall. (On planning confrontation with US Sixth Fleet in Mediterranean)

5. Anthony Rodriguez:

   They kept pushing him and pushing him, saying that they wanted to fight him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fight
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fight
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fight
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fight