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Thesaurus entry: fight
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fight
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verb
1.
two men were fighting
synonyms
: brawl, exchange blows, attack each other, assault each other, hit each other, punch each other; struggle, grapple, wrestle;
informal
scrap, have a set-to, roughhouse, engage in fisticuffs.
2.
they fought in the First World War
synonyms
: (do) battle, go to war, take up arms, be a soldier; engage, meet, clash, skirmish.
3.
a war fought for freedom
synonyms
: engage in, wage, conduct, prosecute, undertake.
4.
they are always fighting
synonyms
: quarrel, argue, bicker, squabble, fall out, have a fight, have a row, wrangle, be at odds, disagree, differ, have words, bandy words, be at each other's ...