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The sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules (the Queensberry Rules)

Noun

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The last and deciding game in a sports tournament or other competition

Verb

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To struggle tenaciously to achieve something

labour^UK

labor^US

endeavour^UK

endeavor^US

plough^UK

plow^US

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

peg away

plough away

plug away

put up a fight against

work your fingers to the bone

leave no stone unturned

graft

pull out all the stops

have one's nose to grindstone

put one's back into it

make one's way with difficulty

shinny

do your damnedest

move heaven and earth

give something a whirl

give it all you've got

take a crack at

give something the old college try

make a supreme effort

give something a stab

drive oneself to the limit

go for the jugular

strain every nerve

push oneself to the limit

drive oneself

work one's socks off

keep your nose to the grindstone

try as hard as one can

take the bit between your teeth

give something one's best shot

fall to

empty the tank

put one's heart and soul into it

leave nothing in the tank

put pedal to the metal

reserve nothing

go hammer and tongs

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“Harrison would battle through adversity to finish the race.”

Verb

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To engage in a contest or conflict

engage in hostilities

match yourself against

get into conflict with

come into conflict with

fight for King and country

fight for Queen and country

go eyeball to eyeball with

pitch oneself against

go up against in contest

enter into combat with

take the bull by the horns

come to close quarters with

take the field against

be at each other's throats

march against

take the field

fight like cat and dog

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

be forced to contend with

come into contact with

hold the line against

go the distance against

persevere in the face of

put a bold face on it

throw down the gauntlet at

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

be in competition with

knock chip off shoulder

meet face to face

row

look straight in the eye

never say die in the face of

initiate a discussion with

discuss something with

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

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“The two longtime rivals will battle on the field for the championship.”

Verb

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To struggle tenaciously to resist something

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

stand one's ground against

hold off

fight back

hold one's ground against

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

take wind out of sails

bring to a standstill

criticize^US

criticise^UK

queer someone's pitch

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spoke in the wheel of

throw a spanner in the works

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“These youth battle authority after feeling let down by society.”

Verb

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To physically fight, especially in a rough or noisy way

fight like Kilkenny cats

fight nastily

go at it hammer and tongs

be at each other's throats

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Verb

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To have a long, complicated dispute or argument

go at it hammer and tongs

differ

brawl

cross swords

fight like cat and dog

have a misunderstanding

mix it up

lay into

take on

be at sixes and sevens

contradict each other

take issue

go for the jugular

be at each other's throats

have a difference of opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

have a slanging match

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disagreement with

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Verb

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To work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal

put your heads together about

consider the pros and cons of

weigh up the pros and cons of

be at sixes and sevens

lock horns

fall out

have a tiff

go at it hammer and tongs

fight like cat and dog

take on

cross swords

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Verb

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To physically attack violently

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a beating

jump down someone's throat

launch an attack

bite someone's head off

lose one's temper with

conduct an offensive on

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

annex^US

colonise^UK

parasitize^US

burglarize^US

loot

trespass

colonize^US

entrench

annexe^UK

parasitise^UK

burglarise^UK

be disseminated through

flow through

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Verb

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To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level

keep the wolf from the door

keep one's end up

keep your head above water

stand on one's own two feet

paddle your own canoe

deal with the situation

barely have enough to live on

scarcely have enough to live on

make the best of a bad job

scarcely manage to live

barely manage to live

manage to live with difficulty

manage without assistance

maintain one's position

acquit yourself well

give a good account of yourself

keep body and soul together

invigorate^US

envigorate^UK

energize^US

energise^UK

revitalize^US

revitalise^UK

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

incentivize^US

give a shot in the arm to

give shot in arm

stiffen the resolve of

incentivise^UK

instil^UK

instill^US

fire the imagination of

stimulate spiritually

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