Main entry: fight
Definition: a boxing or wrestling match
Usage: the fight was on television last night
Main entry: conflict, battle, engagement, fight
Definition: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Usage: Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga; he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Main entry: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Main entry: fight, competitiveness
Definition: an aggressive willingness to compete
Usage: the team was full of fight
Main entry: fight
Definition: an intense verbal dispute
Usage: a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate
Main entry: fight, contend, struggle
Definition: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Usage: the tribesmen fought each other; Siblings are always fighting; Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Main entry: fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, defend
Definition: fight against or resist strongly
Usage: The senator said he would oppose the bill; Don't fight it!
Definition: make a strenuous or labored effort
Usage: She struggled for years to survive without welfare; He fought for breath
Main entry: crusade, press, push, fight, campaign, agitate
Definition: 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
Usage: The liberal party pushed for reforms; She is crusading for women's rights; The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate