Fight: alternatives and connections

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

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To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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A pustule; a pimple.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

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of Argue

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Proof; evidence.

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Trial; attempt; essay.

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To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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of Box

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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.

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The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.

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Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.

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Controversy; disputation; discussion.

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The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting…

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An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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Sick.

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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

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A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

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To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from th…

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To startle from quiet; to alarm.

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A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make as…

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of Bang

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of Batter

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of Beat

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To quarrel noisily and outrageously.

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An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purpos…

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To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

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A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.

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To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile in…

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/); p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fence

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Affray; broil; contest; combat.

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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

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To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

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To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.

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To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

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A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.

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A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

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To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

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To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.

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of Whip

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To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery.

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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B.…

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

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A fiend.

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A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

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A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species.

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To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

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Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort di…

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productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

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To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.

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To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

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To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

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A seat of any kind.

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To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

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An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in…

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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A tournament.

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To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

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To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.

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To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.

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Ware; aware.

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To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or argument…

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To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

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An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.

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One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.

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of Fight

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of Fight

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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize…

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie.

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To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Ware; aware.

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Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.

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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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of Fight

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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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A pustule; a pimple.

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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

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