English > fight: 9 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. |
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| Synonyms | battle, conflict, engagement |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Instances | Battle of Britain | The prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it |
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| Drogheda | In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants |
| Part of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
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| Narrower | Armageddon | Any catastrophically destructive battle / battle |
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| assault | Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack |
| combat, armed combat | An engagement fought between two military forces |
| dogfight | An aerial engagement between fighter planes |
| naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
| pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
| Broader | military action, action | A military engagement |
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| Spanish | acción, batalla, combate, conflicto, lucha |
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| Catalan | acció, batalla, combat, lluita |
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| Verbs | fight | be engaged in a fight |
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English > fight: 9 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. |
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| Examples | - "a fight broke out at the hockey game"
- "there was fighting in the streets"
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| Synonyms | fighting, combat, scrap |
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| Parts | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
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| Narrower | affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle | A noisy fight |
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| battering, banging | The act of subjecting to strong attack |
| beating, whipping | The act of overcoming or outdoing |
| brawl, free-for-all | A noisy fight in a crowd |
| brush, clash, encounter, skirmish | A minor short-term fight |
| close-quarter fighting | hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters |
| dogfight | A violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) |
| duel, affaire d'honneur | A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor |
| fencing | The art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) |
| fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest | A fight with bare fists |
| gunfight, gunplay, shootout | A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten |
| hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble | disorderly fighting |
| in-fighting | conflict / conflict / conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) |
| knife fight, snickersnee, cut-and-thrust | fighting with knives |
| rumble, gang fight | A fight between rival gangs of adolescents |
| set-to | A brief but vigorous fight |
| shock, impact | The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat |
| single combat | A fight between two people |
| Broader | conflict, struggle, battle | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
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| Spanish | acción, batalla, brega, combate, lucha, pelea |
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| Catalan | baralla, batalla, brega, combat, lluita |
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| Verbs | fight | be engaged in a fight |
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English > fight: 9 senses > verb 1, competition| Meaning | Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Model | Sam and Sue fight; Sam cannot fight Sue |
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| Example | "Siblings are always fighting" |
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| Synonyms | contend, struggle |
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| Entails | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
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| Entailed by | defend | Be on the defensive |
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| Narrower | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
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| bandy | Exchange blows |
| battle, combat | Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
| bear down | Exert full strength |
| box | Engage in a boxing match |
| chicken-fight, chickenfight | fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders |
| duel | fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman |
| engage, wage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) |
| fence | fight with fencing swords |
| feud | carry out a feud |
| fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
| fight back | defend oneself |
| fistfight | fight with the fists |
| join battle | Engage in a conflict |
| joust | joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback |
| scuffle, tussle | fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters |
| settle, get back | Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury |
| skirmish | Engage in a skirmish |
| spar | fight with spurs |
| tourney | Engage in a tourney |
| tug | struggle in opposition |
| war | make or wage war |
| wrestle | Engage in a wrestling match |
| See also | fight off | force or drive back |
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| Spanish | batallar, combatir, esforzarse con denuedo, forcejear, lidiar, luchar, pelear, pugnar |
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| Catalan | barallar-se, barallar, batallar, lluitar, pugnar |
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| Nouns | fight | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
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| fight, fighting | the act of fighting |
| fight | a boxing or wrestling match |
| fighter | a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy / enemy aircraft in the air |
| fighter | someone who fights (or is fighting) |
English > fight: 9 senses > verb 2, competition| Meaning | fight against or resist strongly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Example | "Don't fight it!" |
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| Synonyms | oppose, fight back, fight down, defend |
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| Narrower | recalcitrate | show strong objection or repugnance |
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| repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back | Force or drive back |
| resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something |
| resist, stand, fend | withstand the force of something |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
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| Spanish | defenderse, defender, derrotar, enfrentarse, luchar, oponerse a, oponerse, oponer, pelear |
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| Catalan | defensar-se, lluitar, oposar |
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| Nouns | fight | an intense verbal / verbal / verbal dispute |
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| fighter | a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy / enemy aircraft in the air |
| fighter | someone who fights (or is fighting) |
