Definitions for fought

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fought fought

Spelling: [fawt]

IPA: /fɔt/

Fought is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in fought (fghotu).

Definitions for fought

noun

1. a battle or combat.
2. any contest or struggle:
3. an angry argument or disagreement:
4. Boxing. a bout or contest.
5. a game or diversion in which the participants hit or pelt each other with something harmless:
6. ability, will, or inclination to fight:

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of fight.

Idioms

1. fight it out, to fight until a decision is reached:
2. fight shy of. shy1 (def 12).
3. fight with windmills. tilt1 (def 18).

verb (used with object)

1. to contend with in battle or combat; war against:
2. to contend with or against in any manner:
3. to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.).
4. to maintain (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by fighting or contending.
5. to make (one's way) by fighting or striving.
6. to cause or set (a boxer, animal, etc.) to fight.
7. to manage or maneuver (troops, ships, guns, planes, etc.) in battle.

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
2. to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something:

Origin of fought

before 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

Examples for fought

Also, requesting world peace implies that there are no bad guys in the world who need to be fought.

Not until five o'clock had he by turns urged and fought himself to the ferry.

Viviette alone in her maidenly splendour, he could have fought it down.

So, she fought no more, but left destiny to work its will unhampered by her futile strivings.

He fought it controversially, and at times in pretty boneheaded ways.

Mabel's lawyer has won the most difficult case he ever fought for.

But I fought, and I fought hard, so that others after me have hope, and a chance.

And its crew had fought so hard for a Christmastime miracle that was not to be.

The NRA has fought for the rights of felons to buy and own firearms.

They fought each other for the possession of this wonderful land.