fight
verb
uk
/faɪt/ us
/faɪt/ fought | foughtThere were children fighting in the playground.
fight like cats and dogs They fight like cats and dogs (= fight or argue very angrily and violently).
fight to the bitter end/to the death They fought to the bitter end/to the death (= until everyone on one side was dead or completely defeated).
- fightAll this is really not worth fighting over.
- scrapTwo boys were scrapping in the playground.
- brawlThe football hooligans are out brawling again.
- clashStudents clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities.
- struggleSome of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail.
- come to blowsSupporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match.
B2 [ I or T ]
fight against He fought against racism.
fight for They had to fight hard for improvements to the road system.
fight for your life One of the passengers was fighting for her life (= so ill or injured that she might die) last night after receiving multiple injuries in the collision.
With debts of over $2 million, the corporation is fighting for its life (= people are trying hard to stop it being destroyed)
fight (back) I had to fight (back) (= tried hard not to show or produce) the tears when he said he was leaving.
- argueThe kids are always arguing about something.
- have an argumentI had an argument with my sister.
- fightThe two sides continue to fight over control of the assembly.
- quarrelStop quarrelling, you two!
- rowUK My parents were always rowing about money.
- squabbleThey are still squabbling over who will get the big office.
He hopes to fight the WBC middleweight champion in July.
fight for He will fight for the heavyweight title later this year.
- We didn't win this time, but we live to fight another day.
- Several opposition groups are fighting to remove the president from power.
- You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn't volunteer to fight in a war.
- These organizations have fought very hard for the rights and welfare of immigrants.
- They fought desperately for their lives.
- armed combat
- array
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- bloodlessly
- blow
- boots on the ground idiom
- come close to blows idiom
- conflict
- dogfight
- firefight
- fracas
- knock-down-drag-out
- remobilize
- scuffle
- see action
- send
- send something in
- shadowbox
- toe
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fight
noun
uk
/faɪt/ us
/faɪt/get into/start a fight Jeff's always getting into/starting fights.
- fightHe got into a fight in school.
- fistfightHe was arrested for getting into a fistfight after the match.
- brawlHe was injured in a brawl outside the stadium.
- scuffleThere were a few scuffles between fans after the match.
- clashFive people were injured in clashes between strikers and owners.
- struggleHe managed to escape after a struggle.
B2 [ C ]
the fight against We must continue the fight against homelessness.
put up a good fight against They put up a good fight (= played well) against a more experienced team.
title fight Williams is preparing for his world heavyweight title fight next month.
win a fight Thompson won his first four professional fights.
the fight Do you have tickets for the big fight (= boxing competition)?
Ver también
- armed combat
- array
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- bloodlessly
- blow
- boots on the ground idiom
- come close to blows idiom
- conflict
- dogfight
- firefight
- fracas
- knock-down-drag-out
- remobilize
- scuffle
- see action
- send
- send something in
- shadowbox
- toe
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