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    [Adjective]  | "fight*ing" | \ ˈfī-tiŋ \


    1: designed, intended, or trained to fight in combat

    2: fit to fight

    3: having or showing a readiness to fight : aggressive


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "fight" | \ ˈfīt \


    1: to contend in battle or physical combat; especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons

    2: to engage in boxing

    3: to put forth a determined effort


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High German fehtan to fight and perhaps to Latin pectere to comb {mat|pectinate|};

    [Noun]  | "fighting chair" 


    1: a chair from which a salt-water angler plays a hooked fish


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "fighting chance" 


    1: a chance that may be realized by a struggle


    Origin: 1889 ;

    [Noun]  | "fighting word" 


    1: a word likely to provoke a fight


    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "Siamese fighting fish" 


    1: a brightly colored betta (Betta splendens) that has highly aggressive males and is a popular aquarium fish


    Origin: 1929 ;

    [Idiomatic phrase]  | "fight back tears" 


    1: to try very hard not to cry


    Origin: 1875 ;

    [Biographical name]  | "La Fol*lette" | \ lə-ˈfä-lət \


    1: Robert Marion 1855—1925 American politician

    [Phrasal verb]  | "fight back" 


    1: to attack or try to defeat someone who is attacking or trying to defeat oneself

    2: to make a new effort against an opponent

    [Phrasal verb]  | "fight for" 


    1: to fight in support of (something)

    2: to fight or struggle to get, keep, or achieve (something)

    [Noun]  | "fighting" 


    [Verb]  | "fighting" 


    1: to oppose (someone) in physical conflict;


      * e.g., " ... a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland "





    2: to strive to reduce or eliminate;


      * e.g., " ... a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice "





    3: to engage in a contest;


      * e.g., " ... everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display "



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    [Verb]  | "fight" 


    1: to oppose (someone) in physical conflict;


      * e.g., " ... a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland "





    2: to strive to reduce or eliminate;


      * e.g., " ... a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice "





    3: to engage in a contest;


      * e.g., " ... everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display "



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    [Phrase]  | "fighting shy of" 


    1: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;


      * e.g., " ... They'd always managed to fight shy of legal recourse. "



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     [ "fighting" ]

    1: In some countries such as South Korea, "Fighting" is used as words of cheer.

      * e.g.,  ... M: Fighting! 


     [ "fighting" ]

    2: The meaning of "Fighting" is similar to the meaning of "Let's go" or "Do your best" or "Good luck"

      * e.g.,  ... F: Fighting? What's that mean? 

     [ "fighting" ]

    1: the national pastime of England


     [ "fighting" ]

    2: In the late 1700's a frenchman wrote a book titled the 'English love of fighting' In it he describes how the English delight in 'fisticufts in the street' and how they would gather round any altercation and whip it up into a full scale brawl. He also observed that the 'English have no love of politics and could never be led to revolution'and that 'they have no religion but gambling and drinking'


     [ "fighting" ]

    3: Fortunatley things have changed and we can now add footballas another religion

     [ "fighting" ]

    1: Gettin your ass kicked with physical contact

      * e.g.,  ... Ben Williams was fighting Billy Glowacki, and got his ass kicked for talkin shit 

     [ "fighting" ]

    1: Not only a national sport in some countries, but also a very important life skill, especially if you're going to be someone like George Bush, who lives only for wars. Also, Remember that fighting is an inter-galactic passtime.

      * e.g.,  ... ...Do i REALLY need to list an example? if you really want to see an example THAT badly, look at your students in the hallway nextime...sheesh. 

     [ "fight! fight! fight!" ]

    1: When you see a fight and you don't know what to do so you just cheer them on.

      * e.g.,  ... *violent battle breaks out* 

     [ "Fight" ]

    1: When you bout to beat a hoe ass and don't give a fuck

      * e.g.,  ... She said she want to fight so I was like wassup. 

     [ "Fight" ]

    1: Last time I checked, a fight was something that two gentlemen (I use this term lightly) start throwing their fists into their fellow man.

      * e.g.,  ... Ask Tyler Durden.  

     [ "Fight" ]

    1: What do you think? When two or more people attempt to cause each other physical harm, be it in a friendly bout or in a life and death situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, you wanna fight? 

     [ "Fight" ]

    1: Generally the violent result of too much testosterone and/or alcohol

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I was so drunk last night, I got into a fight. Person 2: Really? Person 1: Yeah, that's why I'm on crutches. 

     [ "“Fight”" ]

    1: Code word for very intense and rough intercorse

      * e.g.,  ... Leah deffinetly wants to “fight” you 

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