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fighting
A	noun
	1	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"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚conflict; struggle; battle ╚fight, fighting, combat, scrap ╚duel; affaire d'honneur ╚hassle; scuffle; tussle; dogfingt; rough-and-tumble ╚shock; impact ╚set-to ╚in-fighting ╚fencing ╚dogfight ╚brush; clash; encounter; skirmish ╚gunfight; gunplay; shootout
B	adjective
	1	active, combat-ready, fighting(a)
			engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

	2	brawling, fighting
			disposed to loud disagreements and fighting

	3	belligerent, fighting, militant, war-ridden, warring
			engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"