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English noun: fight | |||
| 1. | fight (act) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | ||
| Samples | Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga. He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement. | ||
| Synonyms | battle, conflict, engagement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, military action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Armageddon, armed combat, assault, combat, dogfight, naval battle, pitched battle | ||
| Instance hyponym | Battle of Britain, Drogheda | ||
| Part meronym | war, warfare | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | fight (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, fighting, 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 | ||
| 3. | fight (attribute) an aggressive willingness to compete | ||
| Samples | The team was full of fight. | ||
| Synonyms | competitiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggressiveness | ||
| 4. | fight (communication) an intense verbal dispute | ||
| Samples | A violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt | ||
| 5. | fight (act) a boxing or wrestling match | ||
| Samples | The fight was on television last night. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism | ||
English verb: fight | |||
| 1. | fight (competition) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||
| Samples | The tribesmen fought each other. Siblings are always fighting. Militant groups are contending for control of the country. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue fight, Sam cannot fight Sue | ||
| Synonyms | contend, struggle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assail, attack, bandy, battle, bear down, box, chicken-fight, chickenfight, combat, defend, duel, engage, fence, feud, fight, fight back, fight back, fight down, fistfight, get back, join battle, joust, oppose, scuffle, settle, skirmish, spar, tourney, tug, tussle, wage, war, wrestle | ||
| Entail | compete, contend, vie | ||
| 2. | fight (competition) fight against or resist strongly | ||
| Samples | The senator said he would oppose the bill. Don't fight it!. | ||
| Synonyms | defend, fight back, fight down, oppose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drive back, fend, fight off, hold out, rebuff, recalcitrate, repel, repulse, resist, resist, stand, stand firm, withstand | ||
| 3. | fight (social) make a strenuous or labored effort | ||
| Samples | She struggled for years to survive without welfare. He fought for breath. | ||
| Synonyms | struggle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drive, flounder, labor, labour, push, tug | ||
| 4. | fight (social) 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 | ||
| Samples | The liberal party pushed for reforms. She is crusading for women's rights. The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate. | ||
| Synonyms | agitate, campaign, crusade, press, push | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
| Verb group | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
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