fighting
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(noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets" |
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Synonyms: combat, fight |
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Related Words: affaire d'honneur, affray, banging, battering, battle, beating, brawl, brush, clash, conflict, cut-and-thrust, disturbance, duel, encounter, fencing, fistfight, fisticuffs, fray, free-for-all, gang fight, gunfight, gunplay, hassle, impact, in-fighting, knife fight, rough-and-tumble, ruffle, rumble, scuffle, set-to, shock, shootout, skirmish, slugfest, snickersnee, struggle, swordplay, tussle, whipping |
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(satellite adjective) disposed to loud disagreements and fighting |
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Synonyms: brawling |
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(satellite adjective) engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" |
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Synonyms: belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring |
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(satellite adjective) (military) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" |
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Synonyms: active, combat-ready |
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