Word

fight, v.
(fighting, fights, fought)
freq. cnt. 159

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 114 freq. cnt.: 112 freq. cnt.: 2

contend fight struggle

sample sentences

"the tribesmen fought each other"
"Siblings are always fighting"
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

verb frames

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Sam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fight fight fighting fight fighter fighter

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hyponym

entailment

compete, vie, contend

fight against or resist strongly
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

defend fight fight back fight down oppose

sample sentences

"The senator said he would oppose the bill"
"Don't fight it!"

verb frames

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fighter fight fighter

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opponent opposition opposer

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hypernym

fight, struggle, contend

hyponym

recalcitrate resist, stand, fend resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm repel, repulse, rebuff, fight off, drive back

make a strenuous or labored effort
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8

fight struggle

sample sentences

"She struggled for years to survive without welfare"
"He fought for breath"

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struggle struggle struggler

lexical pointers

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hyponym

labor, push, drive, tug, labour flounder

hypernym

try, attempt, seek, essay, assay

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

agitate campaign crusade fight press push

sample sentences

"The liberal party pushed for reforms"
"She is crusading for women's rights"
"The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

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lexical pointers

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crusade crusader

lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

verb group

push, promote, advertise, advertize

hypernym

push, promote, advertise, advertize