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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fight \Fight\ (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fought} (f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fighting}.] [OE. fihten, fehten, AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw. f[aum]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.] 1. To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against. [1913 Webster] You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To fight with thee no man of arms will deign. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. [1913 Webster] {To fight shy}, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fight \Fight\, v. t. 1. To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause. [1913 Webster] He had to fight his way through the world. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] I have fought a good fight. --2 Tim. iv. 7. [1913 Webster] 2. To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. [1913 Webster] {To fight it out}, to fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fight \Fight\, n. [OE. fight, feht, AS. feoht. See {Fight}, v. i.] 1. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc. [1913 Webster] Who now defies thee thrice to single fight. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A struggle or contest of any kind. [1913 Webster] 3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] {Running fight}, a fight in which the enemy is continually chased; also, one which continues without definite end or result. Syn: Combat; engagement; contest; struggle; encounter; fray; affray; action; conflict. See {Battle}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: fight n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: {battle}, {conflict}, {fight}, {engagement}] 2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {combat}, {scrap}] 3: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" [syn: {competitiveness}, {fight}] 4: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" 5: a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night" v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" [syn: {contend}, {fight}, {struggle}] 2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {oppose}, {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}] 3: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: {fight}, {struggle}] 4: 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; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}]