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Fight (verb)
To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
“A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.”
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Fight (verb)
To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
“The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.”
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Fight (verb)
To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
“He fought for the Democrats in the last election.”
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Fight (verb)
To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
“The battle was fought just over that hill.”
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Fight (verb)
To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
“My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.”
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Fight (verb)
To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
“The government pledged to fight corruption.”
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Fight (verb)
To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
“to fight cocks;”
“to fight one’s ship”
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Fight (noun)
An occasion of fighting.
“One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.”
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Fight (noun)
A battle between opposing armies.
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Fight (noun)
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
“Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?”
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Fight (noun)
A boxing or martial arts match.
“I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.”
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Fight (noun)
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
“I’ll put up a fight to save this company.”
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Fight (noun)
The will or ability to fight.
“That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all.”
“As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.”
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Fight (noun)
A screen for the combatants in ships.
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Spar (noun)
A rafter of a roof.
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Spar (noun)
A thick pole or piece of wood.
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Spar (noun)
A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
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Spar (noun)
Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
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Spar (noun)
A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
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Spar (noun)
Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
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Spar (noun)
Any crystal with no readily discernible faces.
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Spar (verb)
to bolt, bar.
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Spar (verb)
To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
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Spar (verb)
To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
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Spar (verb)
To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
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Spar (verb)
To contest in words; to wrangle.
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Fight (verb)
take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons
“Cameron fought back as hard as he could”
“protesters fought with police”
“the men were fighting”
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Fight (verb)
engage in a war or battle
“those who had fought for King and country”
“the country is still fighting a civil war”
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Fight (verb)
command, manage, or manoeuvre (troops, a ship, or military equipment) in battle
“General Hill fights his troops well”
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Fight (verb)
quarrel or argue
“they were fighting over who pays the bill”
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Fight (verb)
take part in a boxing match against (an opponent)
“McCracken will fight Sheffield’s Martin Smith”
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Fight (verb)
struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent
“a churchman who has dedicated his life to fighting racism”
“the company intends to fight the decision”
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Fight (verb)
strive to achieve or do something
“for several days, doctors fought to save his life”
“I will fight for a fairer society”
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Fight (verb)
endeavour vigorously to win (an election or other contest).
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Fight (verb)
attempt to repress (a feeling or its expression)
“she had to fight back tears of frustration”
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Fight (verb)
move forward with difficulty, especially by pushing through a crowd
“she watched him fight his way across the room”
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Fight (noun)
a violent confrontation or struggle
“he’d got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club”
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Fight (noun)
a boxing match.
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Fight (noun)
a battle or war
“Britain might have given up her fight against Germany”
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Fight (noun)
a vigorous struggle or campaign for or against something
“their fight for control of the company”
“a long fight against cancer”
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Fight (noun)
an argument or quarrel
“he’d had another fight with Katie”
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Fight (noun)
the inclination or ability to fight or struggle
“Ginny felt the fight trickle out of her”
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Spar (noun)
a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.
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Spar (noun)
the main longitudinal beam of an aeroplane wing.
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Spar (noun)
a period or bout of sparring.
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Spar (noun)
a close friend
“Buster was his spar and he didn’t want to let him down”
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Spar (noun)
a crystalline, easily cleavable, translucent or transparent mineral.
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Spar (verb)
make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training
“one contestant broke his nose while sparring”
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Spar (verb)
argue with someone without marked hostility
“mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career”
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Spar (verb)
(of a gamecock) fight with the feet or spurs.