Fought

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fought \Fought\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Fight}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Fight \Fight\ (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fought}
     (f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fighting}.] [OE. fihten, fehten,
     AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw.
     f[aum]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare
     to fight, pugnus fist.]
     1. To strive or contened 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.
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              You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak.
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              To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
        contend; to strive; to make resistance.
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     {To fight shy}, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;
        to keep out of reach.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fight
       n 1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke
            out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the
            streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
            [syn: {fighting}, {combat}, {scrap}]
       2: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is
          expected in the Senate"
       3: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
          [syn: {bout}]
       4: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course
          of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of
          Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when
          he got into a real engagement" [syn: {battle}, {conflict},
           {engagement}]
       5: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of
          fight" [syn: {competitiveness}]
       v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen
            fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" [syn:
             {struggle}]
       2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
          oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {oppose}, {fight
          back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
       3: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years
          to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn:
          {struggle}]
       4: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
          gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or
          person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for
          reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean
          is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {press},
           {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}]
       [also: {fought}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fought
       See {fight}