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• he got into a fight with a man in the bar.
• i had a fight with the ticket machine, which was being temperamental.
• a street/gang fight
• a fight broke out between rival groups of fans.

fight

1. a struggle against somebody/something using physical force
• He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
• I had a fight with the ticket machine, which was being temperamental.
• a street/gang fight
• A fight broke out between rival groups of fans.
• a world title fight (= fighting as a sport, especially boxing)
• He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
• Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
• a drunken brawl in a bar
• There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
• He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
2. the work of trying to destroy, prevent or achieve something
• the fight against crime
• a fight for survival
• Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
3. a competition or an act of competing, especially in a sport
• The team put up a good fight (= they played well) but were finally beaten.
• She now has a fight on her hands (= will have to play very well) to make it through to the next round.
• the campaign for parliamentary reform
• an advertising campaign
• She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
• the endless battle between man and nature
• the struggle for independence
• the struggle between good and evil
• the battle/struggle between good and evil
• the drive for greater efficiency
• a drive to reduce energy consumption
• From today, we’re going on an economy drive(= we must spend less).
• the war against crime
• Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
4. an argument about something
• Did you have a fight with him?
• We had a fight over money.
5. a battle, especially for a particular place or position
• In the fight for Lemburg, the Austrians were defeated.
6. the desire or ability to keep fighting for something
• In spite of many defeats, they still had plenty of fight left in them.
• Losing their leader took all the fight out of them.
7. to want to fight with somebody very much
8. a sports competition, election, etc. between sides that are so equal in ability that they continue fighting very hard until the end
• Six teams are bitter rivals in what will be a fight to the finish.
9. to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody
• He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.

Extra Examples

• Andy was drunk and spoiling for a fight.
• Are we losing the fight against illegal drugs?
• By 1807 politics had become a fight to the death between the two factions.
• Coal workers are determined to put up a fight to save their jobs.
• Doctors have now joined in the fight to make this treatment available to all.
• Don’t get into any more fights!
• He is still engaged in a bitter fight with his old company.
• He killed a man in a fight.
• He tried to pick a fight with me.
• He was killed during a series of running fights outside a disco.
• I don’t know who started the fight.
• I’m not giving up without a fight!
• If the polls are wrong and it’s a fight to the finish, the result may not be known until all the votes have been counted.
• In a straight fight the army usually won.
• In a straight fight the crusaders usually won; in skirmishes, the Saracens often overcame their more numerous opponents.
• It was a fair fight and Stephen won.
• No doubt Ferguson wants his team to make a fight of it.
• Now he is facing his toughest fight yet—back to fitness after a series of injuries.
• She died at the age of 43 after a brave fight against cancer.
• She just gave up her fight for life.
• She now has a fight on her hands to make it through to the next round.
• She now has a fight on her hands= will have to play very well to make it through to the next round.
• She said they would continue their fight to find a cure for AIDS.
• She vowed to take her fight to the High Court.
• Suddenly the argument developed into a real fight.
• The dog fights took place every Sunday morning.
• The fight for justice goes on.
• The fight for supremacy in the sport is on.
• The fight is on to have this brutal practice stamped out.
• The fight was broken up by a teacher.
• The government has vowed to step up the fight against crime.
• The team put up a good fight but were finally beaten.
• The team put up a good fight= they played well but were finally beaten.
• There’s nothing he likes so much as a good fight.
• They got involved in a fight with some older boys.
• They inadvertently got mixed up in a free fight involving some 20 people.
• They nearly had a fight over who should move first.
• This will be a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives: the other parties are nowhere.
• This will be a straight fight between the two parties.
• Union leaders know that they have a real fight on their hands.
• a long fight to beat inflation
• a new weapon in the fight against car crime
• fights between hostile clans
• fights between police and football fans
• his fight with cancer
• lawyers leading the fight for compensation for the injured workers
• the company’s desperate fight for survival in a cut-throat market
• the world title fight between Tyson and Lewis
• their fight for a fair deal
• Did you two have a fight?
• He has lined up a world title fight against Lewis.
• He is unbeaten in 34 fights.
• In the fight for Lemburg, the Austrians lost.
• The government has released new figures in the fight against crime.
• The referee stopped the fight in the third round.
• They got tickets to watch the world title fight.
• a fist fight

Word Origin

• Old English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht.