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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fought \Fought\, imp. & p. p. of {Fight}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fight \Fight\ (f[imac]t), verb (used without an object) [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 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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fight
noun
1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fighting}, {combat}, {scrap}]
2: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
3: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" [syn: {bout}]
4: 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" [syn: {battle}, {conflict}, {engagement}]
5: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" [syn: {competitiveness}]
verb
1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" [syn: {struggle}]
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {oppose}, {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
3: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: {struggle}]
4: 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" [syn: {crusade}, {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}] [also: {fought}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fought See {fight}
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