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Definition of Fighting
1. Adjective. Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. "Review the fighting forces"
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Similar to: Operational
Derivative terms: Activeness, Activity
2. Noun. The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. "The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Specialized synonyms: Gunfight, Gunplay, Shootout, Brush, Clash, Encounter, Skirmish, Close-quarter Fighting, Dogfight, Fencing, In-fighting, Set-to, Impact, Shock, Dogfight, Hassle, Rough-and-tumble, Scuffle, Tussle, Affaire D'honneur, Duel, Fistfight, Fisticuffs, Slugfest, Banging, Battering, Beating, Whipping, Affray, Disturbance, Fray, Ruffle, Brawl, Free-for-all, Cut-and-thrust, Knife Fight, Snickersnee, Gang Fight, Rumble, Single Combat
Generic synonyms: Battle, Conflict, Struggle
Terms within: Blow
Derivative terms: Combat, Fight, Fight, Scrap, Scrappy
Definition of Fighting
1. a. Qualified for war; fit for battle.
Definition of Fighting
1. Verb. (present participle of fight) ¹
2. Adjective. engaged in war or other conflict ¹
3. Adjective. apt to provoke a fight ¹
4. Noun. A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fighting
1. the act of one that fights [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fighting
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1. Qualified for war; fit for battle. "An host of fighting men." (2 Chron. Xxvi. 11)
2. Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field. A fighting chance, one dependent upon the issue of a struggle.