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Noun
S: (n) battle, conflict, fight, engagement (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"
S: (n) fight, fighting, combat, scrap (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"
S: (n) competitiveness, fight (an aggressive willingness to compete) "the team was full of fight"
S: (n) fight (an intense verbal dispute) "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
S: (n) fight (a boxing or wrestling match) "the fight was on television last night"
Verb
S: (v) contend, fight, struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight) "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
S: (v) recalcitrate (show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient) "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side"
S: (v) resist, stand, fend (withstand the force of something) "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
S: (v) hold off (resist and fight to a standoff) "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"
S: (v) stand, remain firm (hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright) "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
S: (v) defy, withstand, hold, hold up (resist or confront with resistance) "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
S: (v) battle, combat (battle or contend against in or as if in a battle) "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
S: (v) dogfight (engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane)
S: (v) wrestle (combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force) "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
S: (v) attack, assail (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with) "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
S: (v) submarine (attack by submarine) "The Germans submarined the Allies"
S: (v) pepper, pelt (attack and bombard with or as if with missiles) "pelt the speaker with questions"
S: (v) strike, hit (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target) "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
S: (v) slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)
S: (v) retaliate, strike back (make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil) "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
S: (v) blitz (attack suddenly and without warning) "Hitler blitzed Poland"
S: (v) invade, occupy (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation) "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
S: (v) infest, overrun (invade in great numbers) "the roaches infested our kitchen"
S: (v) fight, struggle (make a strenuous or labored effort) "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
S: (v) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate (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"