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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fight \Fight\, v. t.
1. 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.
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He had to fight his way through the world.
--Macaulay.
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I have fought a good fight. --2 Tim. iv.
7.
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2. 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.
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3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as,
to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
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{To fight it out}, to fight until a decisive and conclusive
result is reached.
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