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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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["a]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.
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              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.0.44 : [ 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.
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              He had to fight his way through the world.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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              I have fought a good fight.           --2 Tim. iv.
                                                    7.
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     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.
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     3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as,
        to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
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     To fight it out, to fight until a decisive and conclusive
        result is reached.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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     2. A struggle or contest of any kind.
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     3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he
        has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.]
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     4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.]
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              Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              Who now defies thee thrice to single fight.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. A struggle or contest of any kind.
  
     3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he
        has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.]
  
     4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.]
  
              Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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["a]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to
     fight, pugnus fist.]
     1. 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.
  
              You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak.
  
              To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
        contend; to strive; to make resistance.
  
     To fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;
        to keep out of reach.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              He had to fight his way through the world.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
              I have fought a good fight.           --2 Tim. iv.
                                                    7.
  
     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.
  
     3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as,
        to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
  
     To fight it out, to fight until a decisive and conclusive
        result is reached.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
            [syn: fighting, combat, scrap]
       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"; "Don't fight it!" [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: 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, press,
           campaign, push, agitate]
       [also: fought]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 μάχομαι, πολεμώ
     2 αγωνίζομαι, προσπαθώ
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 μάχομαι, πολεμώ
     2 αγωνίζομαι, προσπαθώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     vb.
     1 (n-g: Senses relating to physical conflict:)
     2 # (lb en transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose
  physically, to contest with.
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare
  etc.).
     4 # (lb en intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either
  singly or in war, battle etc.
     5 # (lb en reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each
  other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
     6 # (lb en causative archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or
  manoeuvre in a fight.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or
  contend for success.
     n.
     1 An occasion of fighting.
     2 (lb en archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
     3 A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or
  groups.
     4 (lb en sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
     5 A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces;
  strife.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     vb.
     1 (n-g: Senses relating to physical conflict:)
     2 # (lb en transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose
  physically, to contest with.
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare
  etc.).
     4 # (lb en intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either
  singly or in war, battle etc.
     5 # (lb en reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each
  other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
     6 # (lb en causative archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or
  manoeuvre in a fight.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or
  contend for success.
     n.
     1 An occasion of fighting.
     2 (lb en archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
     3 A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or
  groups.
     4 (lb en sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
     5 A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces;
  strife.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     vb.
     1 (n-g: Senses relating to physical conflict:)
     2 # (lb en transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose
  physically, to contest with.
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare
  etc.).
     4 # (lb en intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either
  singly or in war, battle etc.
     5 # (lb en reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each
  other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
     6 # (lb en causative archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or
  manoeuvre in a fight.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or
  contend for success.
     n.
     1 An occasion of fighting.
     2 (lb en archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
     3 A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or
  groups.
     4 (lb en sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
     5 A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces;
  strife.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     vb.
     1 (n-g: Senses relating to physical conflict:)
     2 # (lb en transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose
  physically, to contest with.
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare
  etc.).
     4 # (lb en intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either
  singly or in war, battle etc.
     5 # (lb en reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each
  other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
     6 # (lb en causative archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or
  manoeuvre in a fight.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or
  contend for success.
     n.
     1 An occasion of fighting.
     2 (lb en archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
     3 A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or
  groups.
     4 (lb en sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
     5 A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces;
  strife.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     Englanti n.
     1 tappelu
     2 taistelu
     Englanti vb.
     1 tapella
     2 taistella

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fight
     Engelska n.
     slagsmål
     Engelska vb.
     1 slåss, strida, kämpa (mot)
     2 bekämpa
     3 (tagg sport språk=en) kriga; kämpa så hårt som bara möjligt

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Fight /faɪ̯t/ 
  serang 2.
  erbittert ausgetragener Kampf
   3.
  Boxkampf

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  fight /fˈaɪt/
  veg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fight /fˈaɪt/
  المعركة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fight //faɪt// /[fʌɪt]/ 
  1. борба́, борба
  conflict of will, strife
  2. бой, би́тка, сраже́ние 2.
  occasion of fighting
   3.
  battle
  3. бой
  physical confrontation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fight //faɪt// /[fʌɪt]/ 
  1. бия, боря
  (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  2. бия се
  (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  3. сражавам се
  (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)