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"

Type of:
  • conflict; struggle; battle

Types:
  • gunfight; gunplay; shootout
  • brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
  • close-quarter fighting
  • dogfight
  • fencing
  • in-fighting
  • set-to
  • shock; impact
  • hassle; scuffle; tussle; dogfight; rough-and-tumble
  • duel; affaire d'honneur
  • fistfight; fisticuffs; slugfest
  • battering; banging
  • beating; whipping
  • affray; disturbance; fray; ruffle
  • brawl; free-for-all
  • knife fight; snickersnee; cut-and-thrust
  • rumble; gang fight
  • single combat


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