fight: Meaning and Definition of

fight

1. a battle or combat.
2. any contest or struggle: a fight for recovery from an 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.

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

1. to contend with in battle or combat; war against: England fought Germany.
2. to contend with or against in any manner: to fight despair; to fight the passage of a bill.
3. to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.).
4. to maintain (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by fighting or contending.
5. to make (one's way) by fighting or striving.
6. to cause or set (a boxer, animal, etc.) to fight.
7. to manage or maneuver (troops, ships, guns, planes, etc.) in battle.
8. to fight until a decision is reached: Let them fight it out among themselves.
9. See (def. 9).
10. See (def. 10).