fight

²fight

noun

Definition of FIGHT

1

a : a hostile encounter : battle, combat b : a boxing match c : a verbal disagreement : argument

2

: a struggle for a goal or an objective <a fight for justice>

3

: strength or disposition for fighting : pugnacity <still full of fight>

Examples of FIGHT

1. A fight broke out in the bar.
2. When he was young he was always getting into fights.
3. He got into another fight with his wife about money.
4. a fight for the heavyweight title

First Known Use of FIGHT

before 12th century

Related to FIGHT

Synonyms: battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, dustup, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle

Antonyms: nonaggression, pacifism

Related Words: pitched battle, rough-and-tumble; affray [chiefly British], battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction; blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up [chiefly British], slugfest; confrontation, duel, face-off, joust; altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle; catfight

Near Antonyms: truce

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Other Combat Sports Terms

foil, riposte, welter