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fightsnounpl. of fight a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groupsa troubled youth who got into one fight after another battles, clashes, combats, conflicts, contests, dustups, fracases(or British fracas), frays, hassles, scraps, scrimmages, scrums, scuffles, skirmishes, struggles, tussles pitched battles, rough-and-tumblesaffrays(chiefly British), battles royal(or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales), brawls, broils, donnybrooks, free-for-alls, melees(also mêlées), mix-ups, ruckuses, ructionsblows, fistfights, fisticuffs, grapples, handgrips, punch-outs, punch-ups(chiefly British), slugfestsconfrontations, duels, face-offs, joustsaltercations, argle-bargles(chiefly British), arguments, argy-bargies(chiefly British), contretemps, controversies, cross fires, disagreements, disputes, fallings-out(or falling-outs), kickups, misunderstandings, quarrels, rows, spats, squabbles, tangles, tiffs, wranglescatfights truces a forceful effort to reach a goal or objectivethe mayoral candidate pledged to lead a successful fight to improve the city's schools battles, frays, scrabbles, struggles, throes efforts, exertions, labors, pains, troubles, worksdrudgeries, grinds, sweats, toils, travailscombats, conflicts, contests, strifes, tussles, warfares, warsattempts, endeavors, essays, tries an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinionsthe couple have their share of fights, but they quickly get over them altercations, argle-bargles(chiefly British), arguments, argy-bargies(chiefly British), battles royal(or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales), bickers, brawls, contretemps, controversies, cross fires, disagreements, disputes, donnybrooks, fallings-out(or falling-outs), hassles, imbroglios, kickups, misunderstandings, quarrels, rhubarbs, rows, scraps, set-tos, spats, squabbles, tiffs, wrangles clashes, run-ins, skirmishes, tangles, tussleslogomachiesfeuds, vendettasattacks, contentions, dissensions(also dissentions)debates, differences, disputationsfusses, objections, protestations, protestsaffrays(chiefly British), fisticuffs, fracases(or British fracas), frays, free-for-alls, melees(also mêlées)catfights fightsverbpresent tense third-person singular of fightto oppose (someone) in physical conflicta proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland battles, clashes (with), combats, scrimmages (with), skirmishes (with), wars (against) duels, joustsbangs, bashes, bats, batters, beats, belts, bludgeons, bops, buffets, clobbers, hammers, hits, knocks, pastes, pounds, punches, slams, slaps, slogs, slugs, smacks, smites, socks, strikes, swats, swipes, thumps, thwacks, wallops, whacks, whalesboxes, sparsbrawlsgrapples, scuffles, tussles, wrestlesbumps, collides gives up, submits, surrenders to strive to reduce or eliminatea civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice battles, combats, contends (with), counters, opposes, oppugns baffles, checkmates, foils, frustrates, resists, thwarts, withstandsconfronts, defies, faces, meets advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes abides, bears, endures, suffersadvocates, backs, champions, endorses(also indorses), supports, upholds to engage in a contesteveryone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display battles, competes, contends, faces off, races, rivals, vies challenges, engages, playsjockeys, jostles, maneuversgoes out, tries outtrains, works to express different opinions about something often angrilyif you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home! altercates, argues, argufies, bickers, brabbles, brawls, controverts, disputes, falls out, hassles, jars, quarrels, quibbles, rows, scraps, spats, squabbles, tiffs, wrangles challenges, dares, defiesclashes, contends, contests, tanglescavils, fusses, nitpicksconsiders, debates, discusseskicks, objects, protests bandies words, butts heads, locks horns, mixes it up coexists, gets alongaccepts, agrees, assents, concurs, consents to refuse to give in toI tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost bucks, defies, opposes, repels, resists, withstands battles, combats, contends (with)challenges, contests, contradicts, disputesbaffles, balks, foils, frustrates, thwartschecks, counters, hinders, obstructs, stems bows (to), capitulates (to), gives in (to), knuckles under (to), stoops (to), submits (to), succumbs (to), surrenders (to), yields (to) |