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