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Main Entry: fight
Pronunciation: \ˈfīt\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fought \ˈfȯt\; fighting
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High German fehtan to fight and perhaps to Latin pectere to comb more at pectinate
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to contend in battle or physical combat; especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons b : to engage in boxing
2 : to put forth a determined effort
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat (2) : to box against in the ring b (1) : to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of (2) : to oppose the passage or development of
2 a : wage, carry on b : to take part in (as a boxing match)
3 : to struggle to endure or surmount
4 a : to gain by struggle b : to resolve by struggle
5 a : to manage (a ship) in a battle or storm b : to cause to struggle or contend c : to manage in an unnecessarily rough or awkward manner.

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