Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 24 compound words that contain fights. The most common are listed below. Open fights in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- fist fightsplural of fist fight: A fight using bare fists.
- boss fightsplural of boss fight: A fight against a boss.
- food fightsplural of food fight: A typically spontaneous and disorderly outbreak in which food is thrown for amusement, especially across a cafeteria room, as a form of chaotic collective behavior.
- street fightsplural of street fight: An unsanctioned and usually illegal fight in a street.
- fights to the deathplural of fight to the death: To take part in a battle in which the winner is the sole survivor.
- fights to the finishplural of fight to the finish: A competition in which both parties continue until one side is unequivocally defeated.
- bottle fightsplural of bottle fight: A hand-to-hand fight or brawl in which glass bottles are used as extempore weapons.
- cage fightsplural of cage fight: An individual fight in the sport of cage fighting.
- cat fightsplural of cat fight: A fight between cats.
- chicken fightsplural of chicken fight: A game, often played in a lake or swimming pool, where two people, each sitting on a teammate's shoulders, attempt to knock each other down.
- fights backthird-person singular simple present indicative of fight back: To defend oneself by fighting.
- fights downthird-person singular simple present indicative of fight down: To suppress (a feeling or emotion).
- fights firesthird-person singular simple present indicative of fight fires: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.
- fights offthird-person singular simple present indicative of fight off: To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
- fights outthird-person singular simple present indicative of fight out: To settle through conflict.
- fights shythird-person singular simple present indicative of fight shy: To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid.
- fights upthird-person singular simple present indicative of fight up: To fight (someone) aggressively.
- fire-fightsplural of fire-fight: A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
- freedom fightsplural of freedom fight: A civil war by which a rebellious party achieves its independence from a state or ruler.
- knife fightsplural of knife fight: A fight between combatants armed with knives.
- mud fightsplural of mud fight: A physical fight in which two (or more) opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt.
- paper fightsplural of paper fight: A play fight using balled-up paper as missiles.
- pick fightsAlternative form of pick a fight: To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.
- picked fightssimple past and past participle of pick fights
- picking fightspresent participle and gerund of pick fights
Compound words 24
- catfightsplural of catfight: A fight between cats.
- bullfightsplural of bullfight: A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
- firefightsplural of firefight: A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
- gunfightsplural of gunfight: A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
- dogfightsplural of dogfight: A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
- fistfightsplural of fistfight: A fight using bare fists.
- barfightsplural of barfight: A fight that takes place in a bar.
- bossfightsplural of bossfight: A fight against a boss.
- bumfightsplural of bumfight: A fight between homeless or underprivileged people, sometimes filmed as entertainment.
- bunfightsplural of bunfight: A debate or disagreement, usually with several parties involved, often political in nature.