Tra từ fight - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 fighting
2 starting a fight; attacking
3 hitting and hurting
4 defending
5 ending a fight; winning and losing
kinds of fighting which are sports SPORT, BOXING
see also WEAPON, WAR, ARMY

1 fighting
- to use physical strength, guns, knives, etc against sb/sth: fight* (with/against sb/sth) (about/over sth); noun (U): fighting
My great-grandfather fought in the First World War. ◎ Demonstrators fought with the police for several hours. ◎ The two boys were fighting over whose turn it was to use the computer game. ◎ The fighting continued for five days.
- an act of fighting: fight, struggle, (more formal) conflict (noun C/U)
Don't get into any fights at school, will you? ◎ an armed conflict/struggle
- a person who fights: fighter
- a person who fights against you: opponent
My opponent was six inches taller than me and almost double my weight.
- (in a war) the army or country that your country is fighting against: (the) enemy (with singular or plural verb)
The enemy was hiding in the woods ahead of us.
※ more on enemies ENEMY
- if you are ready or likely to fight you are aggressive
a very aggressive child
- angry and aggressive: fierce, ferocious; noun (U): ferocity
a fierce dog ◎ a ferocious look
- if you use your physical strength to hurt or kill sb, you are violent; noun (U): violence
a violent attack ◎ violence against women
※ fighting in the street or other public places
- a noisy fight among a group of people, usually in a public place: brawl, (informal) punch-up; to fight in this way: brawl
Two men were involved in a punch-up outside the Red Lion pub. ◎ Some football fans were arrested for brawling in the street.
- a person who gets involved in this kind of fight can be called a hooligan
- fighting and noisy violent behaviour by a crowd of people: riot, rioting (noun U); to behave in this way: riot; a person involved in a riot: rioter
Police used tear gas to stop the riots. ◎ Rioting continued throughout the night. ◎ Rioters smashed up shops and set fire to cars.

2 starting a fight; attacking
- to start a fight with sb on purpose: pick a fight (with sb)
Don't go picking fights with Gordon; you won't stand a chance.
- to invite sb to fight against you: challenge sb (to a fight); noun: challenge
He challenged me to a fight in the playground at lunchtime. ◎ to accept a challenge to a fight
- physical strength: force (noun U)
The police used force to break up the demonstration.
- to try to hurt or defeat sb/sth by using force: attack (sb/sth)
She attacked him from behind.
- an act of attacking: attack (noun C/U)
a prolonged and vicious attack ◎ to launch an attack (= to begin attacking sb/sth)
under attack (= being attacked)
- a violent attack: assault; to make an assault: assault sb/sth
We began the assault on the town at 3 a.m. ◎ I was assaulted by three men.
- an attack that is not caused by an earlier action is unprovoked
- to begin an attack on sb: come* at/for sb, go* for sb
He came at me with a gun. ◎ The dog went for me when I tried to pat its head.
- to attack sb by running directly at them: charge (sb); noun: charge
Mounted police charged the demonstrators. ◎ a sudden charge
- to attack sb/sth suddenly from a hidden place: ambush sb/sth; noun: ambush
We were ambushed as we were travelling along a valley.
- to hide and wait for sb in order to attack them unexpectedly: lie* in wait for sb/sth

3 hitting and hurting
- to harm or hurt sb or part of their body: injure sb/sth; noun (C/U): injury
Shaun was badly injured during the boxing match. ◎ He had a serious injury to his head.
- to injure sb with a weapon: wound sb; this kind of injury: wound
He was wounded in the leg. ◎ The doctor treated his wounds.
- to hurt sb badly in a fight: beat* sb up
He had been badly beaten up by a member of a rival gang.
- to hit sb so that they become unconscious and cannot get up again for a while: knock sb out
Tyson was knocked out in the eighth round of the match.
- to make sb/sth die: kill sb/sth
I only meant to hurt him - I didn't want to kill him!
※ more on injury and killing INJURY, KILL
※ ways of hitting
- to touch sb/sth with a lot of force: hit* sb/sth, (formal) strike* sb/sth
I hit him so hard that he fell over.
- to hit sb/sth with your fist (= your hand with the fingers held together tightly): punch sb/sth; noun: punch
I punched him in the stomach as hard as I could. ◎ to give sb a punch in the face
- a hard knock from your hand that is intended to hit sb/sth: blow
She aimed a blow at his face.
- to use your foot to hit sb/sth: kick sb/sth; noun: kick
I was knocked to the ground and kicked in the stomach. ◎ a vicious kick to the head
- to aim strong blows or attacks at sb/sth: hit* out (at sb/sth), strike* out (at sb/sth)
He struck out wildly at the guards as they tried to take him into the police station.
※ more on hitting HIT

4 defending
- to fight to protect yourself, another person, a place, etc: defend yourself/sb/sth (against sb/sth); noun (U): defence (AmE defense); defending yourself: self-defence (AmE self-defense)(noun U)
Would you be able to defend yourself if someone attacked you in the street? ◎ I go to self-defence classes every week.
- to hit sb who hits you: hit* back (at sb)
He didn't expect the smaller boy to hit back at him.
- to fight against sb/sth that has attacked you: fight* back (against sb/sth), put* up a fight/struggle (against sb/sth), (more formal) resist (sb/sth); noun (U): resistance (to sb/sth)
I was attacked by a mugger, but I fought back and he ran off. ◎ They put up a brave fight against a much stronger enemy. ◎ armed resistance
- to continue to defend yourself: hold* out (against sb/sth)
They held out for four hours before being forced to surrender.
- to fight sb/sth that has been attacking you and push them/it away: fight* sb/sth off, beat* sb/sth off
I beat off my attacker and ran after him.

5 ending a fight; winning and losing
- to be the best or strongest in a fight: win* (sth)
to win a war/fight/battle
- a person who wins a fight: winner
- to win a fight against sb/sth: beat* sb/sth, defeat sb/sth; noun (C/U): defeat
We were beaten by superior forces. ◎ Bruno was defeated for the third time in a row.
- not to win a fight: lose* (a fight), be beaten/defeated (by sb)
- a person who loses a fight: loser
※ more on winning and losing WIN/LOSE
- an agreement to stop fighting: ceasefire
The rebels have broken the ceasefire and fighting has begun again.
- an agreement to stop fighting for a time: truce
A truce was called while the sides exchanged prisoners.
- to stop fighting and admit that you have lost: give* in (to sb), surrender (to sb); noun (C/U): surrender
Whatever they do, we shall never give in. ◎ The soldiers put their hands up and surrendered. ◎ unconditional surrender