fight
n 1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke
out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the
streets" [syn: {fighting}, {combat}]
2: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is
expected in the Senate"
3: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
[syn: {bout}]
4: 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},
{engagement}]
5: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of
fight" [syn: {competitiveness}]
v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen
fought each other;" "Siblings are always fighting" [syn:
{struggle}]
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
oppose the bill" [syn: {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:
{struggle}]
4: engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is
crusading for women's rights" [syn: {crusade}, {campaign},
{push}, {agitate}]