Fight
//faɪt//
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The word "fight" can be used as verb and noun.
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armored combat fight armoured combat fight banyan fight bare-knuckle fight barfight befight bitch fight bitchfight boodle fight bossfight bottle fight bullfight bun fight bun-fight cage fight cat fight catfight chicken fight cockfight copyfight couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery dog fight dog in the fight dog-fight dogfight don't fight the tape fext fight IQ fight a losing battle fight a rearguard action fight back fight bite fight choreography fight cocum fight dirty fight down fight fire with fire fight fires fight for one's life fight it out fight like a married couple fight like an old married couple fight like cat and dog fight like cats and dogs fight me fight off fight one's corner fight one's guts out fight or flight fight out fight scene fight shy fight shy of fight song fight stick fight the good fight fight the good fight fight the tape fight the tiger fight to the death fight to the death fight to the finish fight to the finish fight tooth and nail fight up fight windmills fight-or-flight fightability fightable fightback fighter fightest fighting fightsome fightwite fightworthy fighty fire-fight firefight fist fight fist-fight fistfight food fight footfight forfight freedom fight go down fighting grog-fight gunfight handfight handy-fight have a dog in the fight infight infight knife fight live to fight another day megafight mud fight never fight a land war in Asia outfight paper fight pick a fight piefight pillow fight play fight postfight prefight prize fight prizefight put up a fight refight running fight sexfight slap fight snowball fight snowfight spoiling for a fight straight fight street fight streetfight superfight sword fight swordfight tea fight that cock won't fight the girls are fighting thumb fight two bald men fighting over a comb water fight you can't fight City Hall
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attract spectators bleed break furniture cause ruckus create enemies feel bad feel mad feel sad get angry get black eye get bloody nose get hurt get in trouble hurt else hurt enemy kick make fist punch shout sweat swing arms throw punches throw things try to outsmart opponent try to win use weapon yell
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ability act action activity against aggression aggressive aggressive action aggressive behavior aggressive encounter altercation anger angry angry people argue argument arguments attack barroom barroom brawl bars battle battle against beat beat up beating behavior blood bout box box pugilist box punch boxers boxing boxing action boxing battle boxing bout boxing event boxing match boxing ring boxing rings boxing wrestling brad brad pitt brawl bullies clash club combat combatants conflict conflict resolution confrontation contend contest contest match counteract dangerous destructive destructive activity disagreement dispute do do battle domestic domestic squabble duel encounter event fiercely fist fist conflict fist dispute fisticuffs fists hit hitting hurting hurting people interaction kick kick punch knives martial arts match melee men military occasion overpower people physical physical action physical altercation physical argument physical battle physical conflict physical confrontation physical disagreement physically physically argue pitt pugilism pugilist punch punch kick punch melee punches punching quarrel resolution ring rings rounds row ruckus rumble rumble tussle scuffle spar sport squabble strife strive struggle tiff try tussle two two battle two combatants two men two people up violence violent violent act violent altercation violent argument violent confrontation violent event violent interaction war war battle wars will winners with fists wrestling
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