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5 : to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of

6 : WAGE

7 : to gain by struggle

Synonyms

[1] battle, clash, combat, scrimmage, skirmish, war; also beat, buffet, hit, punch, slug, strike; box, spar; brawl; grapple, scuffle, tussle, wrestle; bump, collide

[4] battle, compete, contend, race, vie—more at COMPETE

[4] argue, brawl, dispute, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble—more at ARGUE

[5] battle, combat, contend, counter, oppose; also baffle, foil, frustrate, resist, thwart, withstand; confront, defy, face, meet

Antonyms

advance, encourage, promote

2fight noun 1 : a hostile encounter : BATTLE

2 : a boxing match

3 : a verbal disagreement

4 : a struggle for a goal or an objective

5 : strength or disposition for fighting

Synonyms

[1] battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, skirmish, struggle; also brawl, free-for-all, melee; fisticuffs; confrontation, duel, face-off; altercation, argument, disagreement, quarrel, row, wrangle

[3] argument, brawl, disagreement, dispute, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble—more at ARGUMENT

[4] battle, fray, scrabble, struggle—more at STRUGGLE

[5] aggression, aggressiveness, belligerence, militancy, pugnacity, truculence—more at BELLIGERENCE

fight·er noun 1 : one that fights; especially : WARRIOR

2 : one that engages in the sport of boxing : BOXER

3 : a fast maneuverable warplane for destroying enemy aircraft

Synonyms

[1] legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, soldier, warrior—more at SOLDIER

[2] boxer, prizefighter, pugilist—more at BOXER

fig·ment noun : something imagined or made up

Synonyms

chimera, conceit, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, illusion, invention, vision—more at FANTASY

fig·u·ra·tion noun 1 : FORM, OUTLINE

2 : an act or instance of representation in figures and shapes

fig·u·ra·tive adjective 1 : EMBLEMATIC

2 : expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another with which it may be regarded as analogous : SYMBOLIC, METAPHORICAL <~ language>

— fig·u·ra·tive·ly adverb

1figure noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. L figura, fr. fingere to shape]

1 : a number symbol : NUMERAL

2 : a written or printed character

3 : value esp. as expressed in numbers : PRICE

4 : a combination of points, lines, or surfaces in geometry

5 : a body apparent chiefly in outline : an object significant or noticeable only in its form : SHAPE, FORM, OUTLINE

6 a : the graphic representation of a form esp. of a person

b : a representation of the human figure used esp. for displaying clothes

7 : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter

8 : an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (as cloth) or natural product (as wood) : PATTERN, DESIGN

9 : appearance made or impression produced

10 : a series of movements (as in a dance)

11 : a prominent personality : PERSONAGE

12 : the shape of the human body

Synonyms

[3] charge, cost, fee, price—more at PRICE

[5] cast, configuration, form, outline, shape

[7] diagram, graphic, illustration, plate—more at ILLUSTRATION

[11] celebrity, notable, personage, personality—more at CELEBRITY

[12] build, constitution, form, frame, physique, shape—more at PHYSIQUE

2figure verb fig·ured; fig·ur·ing 1 : to represent by or as if by a figure or outline

2 : to decorate with a pattern

3 : to indicate or represent by numerals

4 : to think of esp. with regard to taking some action

5 : to be or appear important or conspicuous

6 : to determine esp. by mathematical means : COMPUTE, CALCULATE

7 : to reckon by exercise of practical judgment

8 : to take as granted or true

Synonyms

[4] choose, conclude, decide, determine, opt, resolve—more at DECIDE

[6] calculate, compute, reckon, work out—more at CALCULATE

[8] believe, consider, feel, imagine, suppose, think—more at BELIEVE

fig·ure·head noun 1 : a figure on the bow of a ship

2 : a head or chief in name only

figure of speech : a form of expression (as a simile or metaphor) that often compares or identifies one thing