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  1. 1. v. i. To strive or contend 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. A struggle or contest of any kind. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. A screen for the combatants in ships. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. an aggressive willingness to compete Source: wordnet

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