fight

[ fahyt ]
/ faɪt /

noun

verb (used without object), fought, fight·ing.

to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: He fought bravely against despair.

verb (used with object), fought, fight·ing.

Idioms for fight

Origin of fight

before 900; (v.) Middle English fi(g)hten, Old English fe(o)htan (cognate with German fechten); (noun) Middle English fi(g)ht, Old English feohte, ( ge)feoht, derivative of the v. base

SYNONYMS FOR fight

1, 2 encounter, engagement, affray, fray, action, skirmish, melee; scuffle, tussle, row, riot.

synonym study for fight

1, 2. Fight, combat, conflict, contest denote a struggle of some kind. Fight connotes a hand-to-hand struggle for supremacy, literally or in a figurative sense. Combat suggests an armed encounter, as in war. Conflict implies a bodily, mental, or moral struggle caused by opposing views, beliefs, etc. Contest applies to either a friendly or a hostile struggle for a definite prize or aim.

OTHER WORDS FROM fight

Words nearby fight

fig., figaro, figeater, figger, figgy, fight, fight back, fight fire with fire, fight it out, fight off, fight or flight reaction

British Dictionary definitions for outfighting (1 of 2)

outfighting
/ (ˈaʊtˌfaɪtɪŋ) /

noun

fighting at a distance and not at close range

British Dictionary definitions for outfighting (2 of 2)

fight
/ (faɪt) /

verb fights, fighting or fought

noun

See also fight back, fight off

Derived forms of fight

fighting, noun, adjective

Word Origin for fight

Old English feohtan; related to Old Frisian fiuchta, Old Saxon, Old High German fehtan to fight

Idioms and Phrases with outfighting

fight