English adjective: fighting | |||
1. | fighting engaged in or ready for military or naval operations | ||
Samples | On active duty. The platoon is combat-ready. Review the fighting forces. | ||
Synonyms | active, combat-ready | ||
Similar | operational | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
Antonyms | nonoperational, inactive | ||
English noun: fighting | |||
1. | fighting (act) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | ||
Samples | A fight broke out at the hockey game. There was fighting in the streets. The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap. | ||
Synonyms | combat, fight, scrap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affaire d'honneur, affray, banging, battering, beating, brawl, brush, clash, close-quarter fighting, cut-and-thrust, disturbance, dogfight, dogfight, duel, encounter, fencing, fistfight, fisticuffs, fray, free-for-all, gang fight, gunfight, gunplay, hassle, impact, in-fighting, knife fight, rough-and-tumble, ruffle, rumble, scuffle, set-to, shock, shootout, single combat, skirmish, slugfest, snickersnee, tussle, whipping | ||
Part holonym | blow | ||