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[faɪt] (past tense and past participle fought [fɔːt] ) verb I

1) [I/T] if people fight, they use guns or other weapons against each other

Dan fought in the Gulf War.[/ex]

We were fighting for freedom.[/ex]

2) [I/T] if people or animals fight, they hit, kick, or bite each other

Protesters fought with the police outside.[/ex]

Children fought over scraps of food.[/ex]

3) to disagree or argue about something

I don't want to fight over this.[/ex]

What are you two fighting about now?[/ex]

4) [I/T] to try very hard to achieve something, or to stop something bad from happening

She spent her life fighting racism.[/ex]

We fought hard for our rights.[/ex]

Local campaigners are fighting to save the building.[/ex]

5) [T] to try very hard not to show a feeling, or not to do something that you want to do

She fought the urge to run after him.[/ex]

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fight a fire/blaze — to try to stop a large fire from burning[/ex]

fight it out — to fight or argue until something is decided[/ex]

have a fighting chance — to have a good chance of being successful[/ex]

- fight back

- fight sth back

- fight sb off

- fight sth off

Words often used with fight Nouns often used with [i]fight (verb, sense 4) ■ FIGHT + corruption, crime, discrimination, prejudice, racism, terrorism stop something bad II

noun [C]

fight */*/*/[faɪt]

1) a situation in which people hit each other

He had a fight with a man in the pub.[/ex]

fights between rival fans[/ex]

2) a situation in which people disagree or argue with each other

Syn:

disagreement

All teenagers have fights with their parents.[/ex]

3) a determined attempt to achieve something, or to stop something bad from happening

Syn:

struggle

the fight against terrorism[/ex]

the fight to protect our children.[/ex]

4) an occasion when people fight in a BOXING match

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put up a good fight — to try hard to achieve something even though you do not succeed[/ex]