fight

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Once they died, there was nothing tangible to fight back against.

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Quick take

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"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fight gathered in one view.

noun

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"

noun

an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fight.

noun

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"

noun

an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"

noun

an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

noun

a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

verb

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

verb

fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

verb

make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

verb

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"

See also: crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate

Example sentences

Once they died, there was nothing tangible to fight back against.

"I will fight here by your side, even the greedy bastards amongst us.

Or a risk of 7 years, or up to 35 years, plus total bankruptcy if you really try to fight?

So, there isn't a fight and an on-looker can see that both comments should be read and headed.

I didn't want to have to fight and battle and dedicate myself to solving this problem.

Very few litigants can do that and, indeed, Newegg is to be commended for fighting this all the way against tough odds.

They deserve some kind of medal for that, by the way, because I have no dog in this fight at all and I can't seem to shut up about the unfairness of it all.

9-11 inspired terror because there was nothing to fight back against--it was people who were quite demonstrably willing to get killed in order to achieve their objective.

"The view is so pixelated it makes decisions tough" Can you imagine military people who fight/fought on the ground in real combat and order in strikes reading that?

Many people today do not even give pause over the idea that the government claims huge amounts of unchecked power, whether it is to fight terrorists or to expand social programs.

It is not hypocritical to fight for drug decriminalization but then seek rehabilitation programs for your drug addicted friends.

They don't want to challenge the government, they don't want to question it, not even when it's clearly violating it's own most important rules - the rules that, presumably, we've been fighting to promote these last 200 years.