[fʌɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons
(e.g: the men were fighting)

- struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent
(e.g: a churchman who has dedicated his life to fighting racism)


Phrases:
- fight a losing battle
- fight fire with fire
- fight like cat and dog
- fight or flight
- fight shy of
- make a fight of it
- put up a fight

Origin:
Old English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht

[fʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a violent confrontation or struggle
(e.g: he'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club)


Phrases:
- fight a losing battle
- fight fire with fire
- fight like cat and dog
- fight or flight
- fight shy of
- make a fight of it
- put up a fight

Origin:
Old English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht