What does fight mean?
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What does fight mean? - The Free Dictionary
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fight - The Free Dictionary
(Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement)
(the tribesmen fought each other Siblings are always fighting Militant groups are contending for control of the country)
(a fight broke out at the hockey game there was fighting in the streets the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap)
(The senator said he would oppose the bill Don't fight it!)
(the team was full of fight)
(She struggled for years to survive without welfare He fought for breath)
(a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate)
(The liberal party pushed for reforms She is crusading for women's rights The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate)
(the fight was on television last night)
Other vocabulary
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