fight
Senses relating to physical conflict:
Verb 4 meanings
Senses relating to physical conflict:
“My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.”
To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
“He fought for the Democrats in the last election.”
To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
“The government pledged to fight corruption.”
Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
Noun 4 meanings
An occasion of fighting.
“One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.”
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
“Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?”
A boxing or martial arts match.
“I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.”
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
“I’ll put up a fight to save this company.”
Etymology
From Middle English fighten (“to fight”), from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”).
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FIGHT at a glance
FIGHT has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #556 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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