Definition of fighting Fighting
/fajˈtɪŋ/ - [fayting] - fight•ing
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| fighting - engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" | ||
| active, combat-ready | ||
| operational being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
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| fighting - 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" | ||
| fight, combat, scrap | ||
| battle, struggle, conflict a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" | ||
| gunfight, gunplay, shootout a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | ||
| skirmish, clash, encounter, brush a state of conflict between persons | ||
| close-quarter fighting hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters | ||
| dogfight a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) | ||
| fencing the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) | ||
| in-fighting boxing at close quarters | ||
| set-to a brief but vigorous fight | ||
| impact, shock the striking of one body against another | ||
| rough-and-tumble, tussle, hassle, scuffle, dogfight disorderly fighting | ||
| affaire d'honneur, duel any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) | ||
| blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" | ||
| fistfight, slugfest, fisticuffs a fight with bare fists | ||
| battering, banging the act of subjecting to strong attack | ||
| beating, whipping the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
| fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance a noisy fight | ||
| free-for-all, brawl a noisy fight in a crowd | ||
| cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee fighting with knives | ||
| gang fight, rumble a fight between rival gangs of adolescents | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fighting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Fight - fighting (a.)
Qualified for war; fit for battle. - fighting (a.)
Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.
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fighting
Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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fighting
Qualified for war; fit for battle; as, “A host of fighting men.” Also, occupied in war; being the scene of war; as, a fighting field.
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