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S: (n) battle (battle%1:04:00::), conflict (conflict%1:04:01::), fight (fight%1:04:01::), engagement (engagement%1:04:01::) (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 (fight%1:04:02::), fighting (fighting%1:04:00::), combat (combat%1:04:01::), scrap (scrap%1:04:00::) (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 (competitiveness%1:07:00::), fight (fight%1:07:00::) (an aggressive willingness to compete) "the team was full of fight"
S: (n) fight (fight%1:10:00::) (an intense verbal dispute) "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
S: (n) fight (fight%1:04:03::) (a boxing or wrestling match) "the fight was on television last night"

S: (v) contend (contend%2:33:01::), fight (fight%2:33:00::), struggle (struggle%2:33:00::) (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) fight (fight%2:33:01::), oppose (oppose%2:33:01::), fight back (fight_back%2:33:00::), fight down (fight_down%2:33:00::), defend (defend%2:33:05::) (fight against or resist strongly) "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
S: (v) fight (fight%2:41:00::), struggle (struggle%2:41:00::) (make a strenuous or labored effort) "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
S: (v) crusade (crusade%2:41:10::), fight (fight%2:41:10::), press (press%2:41:12::), campaign (campaign%2:41:10::), push (push%2:41:10::), agitate (agitate%2:41:10::) (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"