(v. i.) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against.
(v. i.) To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance.
(v. t.) To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause.
(v. t.) To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.
(v. t.) To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
(v. i.) A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.
(v. i.) A struggle or contest of any kind.
(v. i.) Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him.
(v. i.) A screen for the combatants in ships.
Example Sentences:
(1) beta-Endorphin blocked the development of fighting responses when a low footshock intensity was used, but facilitated it when a high shock intensity was delivered.
(2) A 45-year-old mother of four, named as Hediye Sen, was killed during clashes in Cizre, while a 70-year-old died of a heart attack during fighting in Silopi, according to hospital sources.
(3) At the ceremony, the Taliban welcomed dialogue with Washington but said their fighters would not stop fighting.
(4) A dozen peers hold ministerial positions and Westminster officials are expecting them to keep the paperwork to run the country flowing and the ministerial seats warm while their elected colleagues fight for votes.
(5) I hope they fight for the money to make their jobs worth doing, because it's only with the money (a drop in the ocean though it may be) that they'll be able to do anything.
(6) They argue that the US, the world's largest producer of greenhouse gases per capita (China recently surpassed us in sheer volume), needs to lead the fight to limit carbon emissions, rather continuing to block global treaties as it has done in the past.
(7) If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them.
(8) How big tobacco lost its final fight for hearts, lungs and minds Read more Shares in Imperial closed down 1% and British American Tobacco lost 0.75%, both underperforming the FTSE100’s 0.3% decline.
(9) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
(10) Unlike most birds of prey, which are territorial and fight each other over nesting and hunting grounds, the hen harrier nests close to other harriers.
(11) Like many families, we’ve had to move to escape the fighting.
(12) Critics of wind power peddle the same old myths about investment in new energy sources adding to families' fuel bills , preferring to pick a fight with people concerned about the environment, than stand up to vested interests in the energy industry, for the hard-pressed families and pensioners being ripped off by the energy giants.
(13) When the election comes, we won’t be campaigning for a coalition... ...we will be fighting heart and soul for a majority Conservative Government – because that is what our country needs.
(14) We have much more fighting to do!” Now Cherwell is preparing to publish letters or articles from other students who have been inspired to open up about their own ordeals.
(15) We need to put our heads together, and get our act together to fight corruption.
(16) It’s useless if we try and fight with them through force, so we try and fight with them through humour.” “There is a saying that laughing is the best form of medicine.
(17) He was fighting to breathe.” The decision on her father’s case came just 10 days after a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, found there was not enough evidence to indict a white police officer for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager called Michael Brown.
(18) That’s why I thought: ‘I hope Tyson wins – even if he never gives me a shot.’ As long as the heavyweight titles are out of Germany we could have some interesting fights.
(19) Everyone expressed commitment to fight climate change.
(20) His greatest legacy, besides his three children, is the joy and happiness he offered to others, particularly to those fighting personal battles.
Scrimmage
Definition:
(n.) Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.
(n.) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nerdy Gales (@NerdyGales) The size of the crowd seems to be inducing the #USMNT to play like it's a scrimmage #USAvUKR @KidWeil March 5, 2014 It’s an eerie atmosphere for sure, but there are so many US players on the field who must know they are long shots for the World Cup squad and that this may be their best, if not final chance to get to Brazil.
(2) 6.37pm GMT Falcons 3 - Seahawks 0, 3:23 1st quarter I swear Ryan is calling out "street meat, street meat" on the line of scrimmage.
(3) Warmack is an elite run blocker, a 317lb steamroller who not only holds his own at the line of scrimmage but also gets to the second level and lays out linebackers.
(4) Forty-four high school football players participated in a 50-play scrimmage designed to simulate game conditions.
(5) Eight maximal-effort 40-yd sprints (40-sec rest intervals) were performed before and after the scrimmage to assess the decrement in anaerobic performance from the scrimmage.
(6) St Louis consistently cut Marshawn Lynch down at the line of scrimmage, and sacked Russell Wilson seven times.
(7) Jones is wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage after a screen, and a HUGE 3rd and 13 here for Atlanta!
(8) His route-running is tight and controlled and he shows the burst off the line of scrimmage and in space to both create separation and pick up major yards after the catch.
(9) In some ways (as many have observed) not really temperamentally suited to an office that demands an almost daily scrimmage with opposition politicians in Congress – as well as continual conferences with members of his own party – Obama has behaved with dignity and restraint that might be mistaken for aloofness; while he has shown an astonishing generosity in attempting to compromise with opposition politicians whose fury at the very election of a black man to the presidency has never been tempered, it is clear that, for all his virtues, and for all his idealism, the bitterly divisive politics of our time made it impossible for him to fully realise his political mission.
(10) Minnesota Vikings: Xavier Rhodes, cornerback, Florida State A tall and physical cornerback who excels at challenging receivers on the line of scrimmage.
(11) San Francisco's turnover on the first play from scrimmage gives them the ball on the Seahawks 15-yard line, but they can't get it into the end zone.
(12) He's got it again on the next play from scrimmage, but this time he is wrapped up for no gain.
(13) 11.34pm GMT Ravens 0 - 49ers 0, 14:52 1st quarter Kaepernick drops back and fires complete o the first play from scrimmage and he hits Vernon Davis for 20 yards, or not.
(14) Colts 15-29 Patriots, 6:18, 3rd quarter Ridley gets the two point conversion, I kinda love those (or hate extra points, to be more precise) and... And there's a bit of scrimmage on the field.
(15) Earlier on Thursday, James again appeared at his skills academy for the nation's top high-school and college players, scrimmaging and then watching games in the afternoon with friends including Wade.
(16) The Saints’ new defensive co-ordinator loves aggressive schemes that utilise defensive backs who can be brought up close to the line of scrimmage and also sent after the quarterback on blitzes.
(17) The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.
(18) After months of confidential scrimmaging, MIA has decided "to go public" with details of her dispute with the NFL, her lawyer, Howard King, told the Hollywood Reporter .
(19) Tennessee Titans: Chance Warmack, offensive guard, Alabama Warmack is an elite run blocker, a 317lb steamroller who not only holds his own at the line of scrimmage but also gets to the second level and lays out linebackers.
(20) On the last play of the quarter - Wilson faces heavy pressure - he's out of the pocket and way behind the line of scrimmage when he passes but the throw doesn't get back to that line of scrimmage - that means it's 3rd down and 25 at the Seahawks 47 after the intentional grounding flag!