Synset

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"a fight broke out at the hockey game"
"there was fighting in the streets"
"the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

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hyponym

gunplay, gunfight, shootout encounter, skirmish, brush, clash close-quarter fighting dogfight fencing in-fighting set-to shock, impact scuffle, hassle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble duel, affaire d'honneur fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest banging, battering beating, whipping disturbance, affray, fray, ruffle brawl, free-for-all knife fight, snickersnee, cut-and-thrust rumble, gang fight single combat

hypernym

struggle, conflict, battle

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