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Definitions for Outfighting
[1] a battle or combat.
[2] any contest or struggle: a fight for recovery from an illness.
[3] an angry argument or disagreement: Whenever we discuss politics, we end up in a fight.
[4] Boxing . a bout or contest.
[5] a game or diversion in which the participants hit or pelt each other with something harmless: a pillow fight; a water fight.
[6] ability, will, or inclination to fight: There was no fight left in him.
[7] to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
[8] to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: He fought bravely against despair.
[9] to contend with in battle or combat; war against: England fought Germany.
[10] to contend with or against in any manner: to fight despair; to fight the passage of a bill.
[11] to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.).
[12] to maintain (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by fighting or contending.
[13] to make (one's way) by fighting or striving.
[14] to cause or set (a boxer, animal, etc.) to fight.
[15] to manage or maneuver (troops, ships, guns, planes, etc.) in battle.
[16] fight it out , to fight until a decision is reached: Let them fight it out among themselves.
[17] fight shy of . shy1(def 12) .
[18] fight with windmills . tilt1(def 18) .
[19] fighting at a distance and not at close range
[20] to oppose or struggle against (an enemy) in battle
[21] to oppose or struggle against (a person, thing, cause, etc) in any manner
[22] (tr) to engage in or carry on (a battle, contest, etc)
[23] (when intr often foll by for ) to uphold or maintain (a cause, ideal, etc) by fighting or struggling to fight for freedom
[24] (tr) to make or achieve (a way) by fighting
[25] (intr) boxing to box, as for a living to use aggressive rough tactics
[26] to engage (another or others) in combat
[27] fight it out to contend or struggle until a decisive result is obtained
[28] fight shy of to keep aloof from
[29] a battle, struggle, or physical combat
[30] a quarrel, dispute, or contest
[31] resistance (esp in the phrase to put up a fight )
[32] the desire to take part in physical combat (esp in the phrase to show fight )
[33] a boxing match
Words nearby Outfighting
fightfig., figaro, figeater, figger, figgy, fight, fight back, fight fire with fire, fight it out, fight off, fight or flight reaction
Origin of Outfighting
fightbefore 900; (v.) Middle English fi(g)hten, Old English fe(o)htan (cognate with German fechten ); (noun) Middle English fi(g)ht, Old English feohte, (ge)feoht, derivative of the v. base
Other words from Outfighting
fight·a·ble , adjective
fight·a·bil·i·ty , noun
fight·ing·ly , adverb
out·fight , verb (used with object), out·fought, out·fight·ing.
pre·fight , adjective
re·fight , verb, re·fought, re·fight·ing.
un·fight·a·ble , adjective
Word origin for Outfighting
fightOld English feohtan ; related to Old Frisian fiuchta , Old Saxon, Old High German fehtan to fight