1. [n]  a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
2. [n]  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"
3. [n]  the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"
4. [n]  an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
5. [n]  an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
6. [v]  be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"
7. [v]  fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
8. [v]  make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
9. [v]  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"

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1. \Fight\ (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fought}
   (f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fighting}.] [OE. fihten, fehten,
   AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw.
   f["a]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to
   fight, pugnus fist.]
   1. To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single
      combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy,
      either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; --
      followed by with or against.
            You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak.
            To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.
                                                  --Milton.
   2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
      contend; to strive; to make resistance.
   {To fight shy}, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;
      to keep out of reach.
   

2. \Fight\, v. t.
   1. To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or
      gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as
      a cause.
            He had to fight his way through the world.
                                                  --Macaulay.
            I have fought a good fight.           --2 Tim. iv.
                                                  7.
   2. To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought
      the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the
      frigate for three hours.
   3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as,
      to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
   {To fight it out}, to fight until a decisive and conclusive
      result is reached.
   

3. \Fight\, n. [OE. fight, feht, AS. feoht. See {Fight}, v.
   i.]
   1. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a
      violent conflict or struggle for victory, between
      individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.
            Who now defies thee thrice to single fight.
                                                  --Milton.
   2. A struggle or contest of any kind.
   3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he
      has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.]
   4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.]
            Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.
                                                  --Dryden.
   {Running fight}, a fight in which the enemy is continually
      chased; also, one which continues without definite end or
      result.
   Syn: Combat; engagement; contest; struggle; encounter; fray;
        affray; action; conflict. See {Battle}.