FIGHT

[noun] [C]The older boys broke up (= stopped)/started the fight.Have you got tickets for the big fight (= boxing competition)?I had a stand-up fight with her (= we argued strongly) about the telephone bill.We must continue the fight against (= effort to defeat or prevent) inflation/homelessness/crime.If you put up a (good) fight, you fight or work hard against a stronger person or group.He put up a fight when the police tried to arrest him.They put up a good fight (= played well) against a more experienced football team.The commuters put up a fight (= complained/argued) about the fare increases.Fight can also mean desire or ability to fight or act energetically.The team came out on the court full of fight.The news knocked/took all the fight out of him.There wasn't much/any fight left in the thieves after their car crashed.Fight or flight is the ability of an animal or human to quickly use extra energy to fight or escape from danger.Stress can occur if you are unable over a long period to release anger or tension by fight or flight.