- Fought
- Fight Fight (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fought}
(f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fighting}.] [OE. fihten, fehten,
AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw.
f["a]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to
fight, pugnus fist.]
1. To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in
single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an
enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; --
followed by with or against.
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You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
To fight with thee no man of arms will deign. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. [1913 Webster]
{To fight shy}, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
