[intransitive, transitive] to take part in a war or battle against an enemy. soldiers trained to fight; He fought in Vietnam. fight against somebody My ...

fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force: He got into a fight with a man in the bar. clash ...

the work of trying to stop or prevent something bad or achieve something good; an act of competing, especially in a sport:Workers won their fight for better ...

fight · 1[countable] a struggle against someone or something using physical force fight (with somebody/something) He got into a fight with a guy at the bar. · 2[ ...

fighting · ​. the activity of being involved in a battle against an enemy · ​. a physical struggle with somebody · ​. an argument or arguments with somebody ...

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fight, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

battle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control: She finally won the legal battle for compensation. the ...

​to fight, argue or compete until an argument or competition has been settled. The conflict is still being fought out. They hadn't reached any agreement so ...

​to resist somebody/something by fighting against them/it. The jeweller was stabbed as he tried to fight the robbers off. (figurative) Vitamin A helps your ...

to fight or argue until an argument has been settled. The conflict is still being fought out. They hadn't reached any agreement so we left them to fight it out.