Fight (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), fought, fight·ing.
  1. to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary: Our library has records on nearly 60,000 men from West Virginia who fought in World War I.
  2. to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: He fought bravely against despair.
  3. to have an angry argument or disagreement: I'm not happy about my wife bringing a surprise dog home, but I don't want to fight about it.
verb (used with object), fought, fight·ing.
  1. to contend with in battle or combat; war against: England fought Germany in both World Wars.
  2. to contend with or against in any manner:We hope to foster dialogue and fight hatred.Democratic and Republican senators united to fight the passage of this controversial bill.
  3. to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.): The Normans fought the battle of Hastings in 1066, defeating the Anglo-Saxons and changing the course of English history.
  4. to press or aggressively pursue (an argument, cause, contentious issue, etc.): She fought her case all the way to the nation's highest court.
  5. to make (one's way) by contending or striving: The team fought their way to the second round of the tournament, but were eliminated there.
  6. to cause or set (a boxer, animal, etc.) to fight.
  7. to manage or maneuver (troops, ships, guns, planes, etc.) in battle.
noun
  1. a battle or combat: I found two of my students in a fight during lunch.
  2. any contest or struggle: She had a long fight for recovery from her illness.
  3. an angry argument or disagreement: Whenever we discuss politics, we end up in a fight.
  4. a bout or contest.
  5. a game or diversion in which the participants hit or pelt each other with something harmless: a pillow fight;a water fight.
  6. ability, will, or inclination to fight: There was no fight left in him.
Idioms
  1. to fight until a decision is reached: Let them fight it out among themselves.
  2. to argue constantly or ferociously: We worked through our differences later, but those years we were together, we fought like cats and dogs.
  3. shy1 (def. 12).
  4. tilt1 (def. 18).
verb fights, fighting or fought
  1. to oppose or struggle against (an enemy) in battle
  2. to oppose or struggle against (a person, thing, cause, etc) in any manner
  3. to engage in or carry on (a battle, contest, etc)
  4. to uphold or maintain (a cause, ideal, etc) by fighting or struggling
  5. to make or achieve (a way) by fighting
  6. (intr) boxing
    • to box, as for a living
    • to use aggressive rough tactics
  7. to engage (another or others) in combat
  8. to contend or struggle until a decisive result is obtained
  9. to keep aloof from
noun
  1. a battle, struggle, or physical combat
  2. a quarrel, dispute, or contest
  3. resistance (esp in the phrase to put up a fight)
  4. the desire to take part in physical combat (esp in the phrase to show fight)
  5. a boxing match
Fight (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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