fighting
/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
“A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.”
- 2
To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
“The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.”
- 3
To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
“He fought for the Democrats in the last election.”
- 4
To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
“The battle was fought just over that hill.”
- 5
To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
“My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.”
- 6
To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
“The government pledged to fight corruption.”
- 7
To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
“to fight cocks; to fight one's ship”
- 8
Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
adjective
- 1
Engaged in war or other conflict.
- 2
Apt to provoke a fight.
noun
- 1
The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
- 2
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
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