Found 2 items, similar to Fought.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fought fight v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; “the tribesmen fought each other”; “Siblings are always fighting” [syn: struggle] 2: fight against or resist strongly; “The senator said he would oppose the bill”; “Don't fight it!” [syn: oppose, fight back , fight down, defend] 3: make a strenuous or labored effort; “She struggled for years to survive without welfare”; “He fought for breath” [syn: struggle] 4: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; “The liberal party pushed for reforms”; “She is crusading for women's rights”; “The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate” [syn: crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate] [also: fought] fight n 1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; “a fight broke out at the hockey game”; “there was fighting in the streets”; “the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap” [syn: fighting, combat, scrap] 2: an intense verbal dispute; “a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate” 3: a boxing match; “the fight was on television last night” [syn: bout] 4: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; “Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”; “he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement” [syn: battle, conflict, engagement] 5: an aggressive willingness to compete; “the team was full of fight” [syn: competitiveness] [also: fought] fought See fight
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fought Fought \Fought\, imp. & p. p. of Fight. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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]