Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of engaging in combat or battle; a battle or contest.
- Qualified or trained to fight; fit to fight: as, fighting armies.
- Of or pertaining to battle; characteristic of a disposition to fight.
- Occupied in war; being the scene of war: as, a fighting field.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Qualified for war; fit for battle.
- adjective Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle.
- adjective [Colloq.] one dependent upon the issue of a struggle.
- adjective (Zoöl.) the fiddler crab.
- adjective (Zoöl.) a remarkably pugnacious East Indian fish (
Betta pugnax ), reared by the Siamese for spectacular fish fights.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
fight . - adjective engaged in
war or otherconflict - adjective
apt toprovoke afight - noun A
fight orbattle ; an occasion on which peoplefight
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
- noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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Examples
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These so-called 'Negro progress' organizations-Why, they insult your intelligence, claiming they are fighting in your behalf, to get you the equal rights you are asking for ... claiming they are _fighting_ the white man who refuses to give you your rights.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 1964
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A Roman soldier reading this or, hearing Paul preach it, would expect him to finish the sentence by saying "_with all your fighting strength fighting_."
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The fighting component in national 'wushu' team is called 'sanda', however that one wear boxing gloves and fighting style and rules are different, so not suitable for wingchun fighting~~~
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your acting like a bunch of 5 yr olds..fighting about something not worth fighting about..
Tetris Apartments 2007
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I fully expect Bush will spend the last month of his term fighting writers cramp as he pardons just about everyone he's ever worked with.
Archive 2008-11-01 Noni Mausa 2008
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The idea that the teeth function in fighting is not supported however by the fact that the teeth are brittle and easily broken, and only shallowly rooted in the socket and unsuited for withstanding large leverage forces (Macdonald 1993, Macdonald et al. 1993).
The many babirusa species: laissez-faire lumping under fire again Darren Naish 2006
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The idea that the teeth function in fighting is not supported however by the fact that the teeth are brittle and easily broken, and only shallowly rooted in the socket and unsuited for withstanding large leverage forces (Macdonald 1993, Macdonald et al. 1993).
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Born a commoner, Lord David Malcolm earned his title fighting Kieran.
12/17/2006 - 12/24/2006 Miss Snark 2006
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Born a commoner, Lord David Malcolm earned his title fighting Kieran.
Archive 2006-12-17 Miss Snark 2006
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Born a commoner, Lord David Malcolm earned his title fighting Kieran.
HH Com 236 (232) Miss Snark 2006
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