1. battle, combat; wrestle; quarrel; boxing match; desire to do battle. battle; combat; wrestle; advance through great effort. fightfight (fīt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. fought (f&add;t); p. pr. & vb. n. fighting.] [oe. fihten, fehten, as. feohtan; akin to d. vechten, ohg. fehtan, g. fechten, sw. f?kta, dan. fegte, and perh. to e. fist; cf. l. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.]