Related Words for pit against

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beat the pants off
/x//
Phrase, Verb
strike a blow
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stand up to
///
Phrase, Verb
set upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pitch
/
Noun
beat to the punch
//x/
Phrase, Verb
come to blows
///
Phrase, Verb
stand between
/x/
Phrase, Verb
beat
/
Noun
banter
/x
Noun
take sides
//
Phrase, Verb
lay into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pair
/
Noun
fly in the face of
/xx//
Phrase, Verb
mix it up
///
Phrase, Verb
take on
//
Phrase, Verb
paste
/
Noun
strike in
/x
Phrase, Verb
slug it out
///
Phrase, Verb
beat someone at their own game
//x////
Phrase, Verb
hit out
//
Phrase, Verb
tap out
//
Phrase, Verb
put to the sword
//x/
Phrase, Verb
cross swords
//
Phrase, Verb
let someone have it
//x//
Phrase, Verb
bench
/
Noun
quarrel with
/xx
Phrase, Verb
throw down
//
Phrase, Verb
fight shy of
/x/
Phrase, Verb
belt
/
Noun
beat off
//
Phrase, Verb
play second fiddle
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
affront
x/
Noun
beat the daylights out of
/x/x//
Phrase, Verb
go against the grain
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
kick off
//
Phrase, Verb
set on
//
Phrase, Verb
put to the test
//x/
Phrase, Verb
go at it
///
Phrase, Verb
attack
x/
Noun
fight a losing battle
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
stab in the back
/xx/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
score points
//
Phrase, Verb
fight like cat and dog
//x//
Phrase, Verb
hold against
/x/
Phrase, Verb
fight off
//
Phrase, Verb
get back at
///
Phrase, Verb
kick in
/x
Phrase, Verb
give someone a hard time
//xx//
Phrase, Verb
joust
/
Noun
bout
/
Noun
get to grips with
////
Phrase, Verb
stick it to
///
Phrase, Verb
put down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
pile on
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
take a stand
/x/
Phrase, Verb
slap
/
Noun
pick
/
Verb
hammer
/x
Noun
bring on
//
Phrase, Verb
stuff
/
Noun
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
jibe
/
Noun
brush aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
brick
/
Noun
beat out
//
Phrase, Verb
draw the line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
put paid to
///
Phrase, Verb
biff
/
Name
butt heads
//
Phrase, Verb
take issue with
//x/
Phrase, Verb
pick a fight
/x/
Phrase, Verb
duke it out
///
Phrase, Verb
mess with
//
Phrase, Verb
put a hurt on
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
tool
/
Noun
take a run at
/x//
Phrase, Verb
kick
/
Noun
beg to differ
///x
Phrase, Verb
peck at
//
Phrase, Verb
come across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
fight like cats and dogs
/////
Phrase, Verb
deck
/
Noun
karate
x/x
Noun
meet
/
Verb
kick up
//
Phrase, Verb
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
abyss
x/
Noun
according
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
admissions
x/x
Noun
adoptees
x//
Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aimed
/
Adjective
ali
/x
Name
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alleviation
xxx/x
Noun
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anglo
/x
Name
anthems
/x
Noun, Verb
anti
/x
Adjective, Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arm
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
ash
/
Noun, Verb
aunts
/
Noun
avoid
x/
Verb
ban
/
Noun, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bay
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beards
/
Noun
before
x/
Adverb
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
blouses
/x
Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bottomless
/xx
Adjective
box
/
Noun, Verb
branched
/
Adjective
brig
/
Noun, Verb
brown
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
bull
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bunker
/x
Noun, Verb
bushy
/x
Adjective, Noun
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cave
/
Noun, Verb
cavern
/x
Noun, Verb
cavity
/xx
Noun
cellar
/x
Noun, Verb
challenging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chamber
/x
Noun, Verb
chasm
/x
Noun
cherry
/x
Noun, Adjective
chiseled
/x
Adjective
chute
/
Noun, Verb
ciel
/
Verb
cistern
/x
Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
claymore
/x
Noun
cliff
/
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
club
/
Noun, Verb
colliery
/xx
Noun
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
compared
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Verb
concerning
x/x
Adjective, Noun
confront
x/
Verb
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
contend
x/
Verb
contra
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
control
x/
Noun, Verb
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
court
/
Noun, Verb
crackdown
/x
Noun
crater
/x
Noun, Verb
crime
/
Noun, Verb
curb
/
Noun, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
depression
x/x
Noun
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
diminutive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
directed
x/x
Adjective
disapprove
xx/
Verb
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
dishonored
x/x
Adjective
dissenting
x/x
Adjective
ditch
/
Noun, Verb
divide
x/
Verb, Noun
dna
/x/
Name, Verb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
dugout
/x
Noun
dump
/
Noun, Verb
during
/x
Noun
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
emergency
x/xx
Noun
empty
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
endanger
x/x
Verb
enemy
/xx
Noun, Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
established
x/x
Adjective
excavated
/xxx
Verb
excavation
xx/x
Noun
eyes
/
Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
for
/
Noun
force
/
Noun, Verb
fossa
/x
Noun
fosse
/
Noun
fountain
/x
Noun, Verb
fours
/
Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
foxhole
/x
Noun, Verb
from
/
Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
gap
/
Noun, Verb
garner
/x
Name, Verb
gaze
/
Noun, Verb
gee
/
Name, Verb
generated
/xxx
Verb
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gravel
/x
Noun, Verb
grotto
/x
Noun
gulf
/
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
has
/
Verb
hazards
/x
Noun
heaven
/x
Noun, Verb
hell
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
hellhole
/x
Noun
hole
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hollow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
hom
/
Noun
hopper
/x
Noun
however
x/x
Adverb
imam
/x
Noun
inferno
x/x
Noun
into
x/
Noun
introduces
xx/x
Verb
ipo
/x
Name, Verb
latrine
x/
Noun
lean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
look
/
Verb, Noun
loss
/
Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
made
/
Noun
mark
/
Noun, Verb
match
/
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
mess
/
Noun, Verb
mine
/
Noun, Verb
moat
/
Noun, Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
moor
/
Noun, Verb
mot
/
Noun
nad
/
Name
namely
/x
Adverb
nays
/
Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
nuclei
/xx
Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objection
x/x
Noun