| Fight (fight) |
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| v. i. | (f***imacr]t) |
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| Fight |
| [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[ |
To strive or contend 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.
To act in opposition to anything; to
struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make
resistance.
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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.
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.
To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver
in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's
ship.
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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.
A struggle or contest of any
kind.
Strength or disposition for fighting;
pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him.
A screen for the combatants in
ships.
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