(physical fight)

  • 1fight — [fīt] vi. fought, fighting [ME fighten < OE feohtan, akin to Ger fechten < IE base * pek , to pluck hair or wool > OE feoh (see FEE) & L pecten, a comb, pecu, cattle] 1. a) to take part in a physical struggle or battle; struggle b) to… …

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  • 2Fight Club (novel) — Fight Club   First …

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  • 3fight — [n1] physical encounter action, affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal*, bout, brawl, broil, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, controversy, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, dissension, dogfight,… …

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  • 4fight — ► VERB (past and past part. fought) 1) take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons. 2) engage in (a war or contest). 3) quarrel or argue. 4) (fight off) defend oneself against an attack by. 5) struggle to overcome,… …

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  • 5fight off something — fight off (something) 1. to get rid of something, esp. an illness. Her body couldn t fight the infection off. 2. to keep yourself from doing something you should not do. I was trying to fight off the urge to sneak into the kitchen for something… …

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  • 6fight off — (something) 1. to get rid of something, esp. an illness. Her body couldn t fight the infection off. 2. to keep yourself from doing something you should not do. I was trying to fight off the urge to sneak into the kitchen for something to eat.… …

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  • 7Fight-or-flight response — Refimprove|date=February 2007The fight or flight response, also called the fright , fight or flight response, hyperarousal or the acute stress response, was first described by Walter Cannon in 1915. [… …

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  • 8Fight Club (film) — infobox film name = Fight Club caption = Theatrical poster director = David Fincher producer = Arnon Milchan (exec.) Art Linson Ross Grayson Bell Cean Chaffin writer = Jim Uhls starring = Edward Norton Brad Pitt Helena Bonham Carter music = Dust… …

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  • 9Physical exercise — Workout redirects here. For other uses, see Workout (disambiguation). Exercise redirects here. For other uses, see Exercise (disambiguation). Participant in a triathlon at Catoctin Mountain in 2005 Physical exercise is any bodily activity that… …

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  • 10fight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. battle, affray, brawl, quarrel; contest, struggle; pugnacity. Slang, scrap. See contention, irascibility, resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A violent struggle] Syn. strife, conflict, contention, feud …

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