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For the verb: "to fight"
Simple Past: fought
Past Participle: fought


Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

fight
Anoun
fight, bout
 a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
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battle, conflict, fight, engagement
 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"
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fight, fighting, combat, scrap
 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"
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competitiveness, fight
 an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
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fight
 an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
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Bverb
fight, struggle
 be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"
fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
 fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
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fight, struggle
 make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
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crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
 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 fav
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