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fighting

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As an adjective, fighting means engaged in war or other conflict. As a noun, it means the act or process of contending.

Meanings of fighting

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adjective

Engaged in war or other conflict.
Apt to provoke a fight.
Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
“on active duty”
“the platoon is combat-ready”
“review the fighting forces”
Similar: active, combat-ready

verb

Present participle of fight

noun

The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
The act of fighting; any contest or struggle
“a fight broke out at the hockey game”
“there was fighting in the streets”
“the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap”
Similar: fight, combat, scrap

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

activecombat-ready

noun: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

fight combat scrap

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