fight
noun
verb (used without object), fought, fight·ing.
verb (used with object), fought, fight·ing.
Origin of fight
Synonyms for fight
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Related Words for fight
riot, scuffle, melee, battle, combat, contest, confrontation, altercation, bout, war, match, dispute, clash, exchange, brawl, disagreement, argument, action, struggle, rivalryExamples from the Web for fight
Contemporary Examples of fight
The U.S. military is finally starting to train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS in restive Anbar province.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’Nancy A. Youssef
January 6, 2015
She says she will have to fight in “other ways” to get her client freed.
While Kurdish forces have advanced on some fronts in Iraq, the fight here in Syria seems far from over yet.
As the fight raged on, Ahmed and the three women fighters who were part of the mission, sent out calls for help.
If there is actually a war on Christmas, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson seems ready to lead the fight.
Historical Examples of fight
Now he was about to go out into the great world, and fight his own way.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
It caused them to fight for the sole possession of this Paradise upon Earth.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
Are you—do you mean you're going to fight the other man, too?
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
These were not the men to endure privations and fight their country's battles.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis MarionWilliam Dobein James
George was anxious to do the right, but did not know how to fight against the wrong.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder