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Fight (fīt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fought (fa̤t); p. pr. & vb. n. Fighting.] [OE. fihten, fehten, AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw. fäkta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.]
1. To strive or contened 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.
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You do fight against your country's foes. Shak.
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To fight with thee no man of arms will deign. Milton.
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2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance.
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To fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach.
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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.
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He had to fight his way through the world. Macaulay.
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I have fought a good fight. 2 Tim. iv. 7.
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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.”
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3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, “to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.”
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To fight it out, to fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached.
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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.
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Who now defies thee thrice to single fight. Milton.
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2. A struggle or contest of any kind.
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3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, “he has a great deal of fight in him”. [Colloq.]
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4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.]
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Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare. Dryden.
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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.
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