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Fight vs. Beating — What's the Difference?

Fight vs. Beating — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Fight and Beating

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Fight

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons
Cameron fought back as hard as he could
Protesters fought with police
The men were fighting

Beating

An act of repeated hitting or striking.

Fight

Struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent
A churchman who has dedicated his life to fighting racism
The company intends to fight the decision

Beating

A thorough defeat, as in an athletic contest.

Fight

A violent confrontation or struggle
He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club
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Beating

A sharp reversal; a setback
Stocks took a beating from panicky investors.

Fight

To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.

Beating

An instance of rough or injurious treatment
The car took a beating on that rough road.

Fight

(Sports) To engage in a boxing match or other similar contest.

Beating

A throbbing or pulsation, as of the heart.

Fight

To engage in a quarrel; argue
They are always fighting about money.

Beating

(Physics) The periodic variation in amplitude of a wave, especially that produced by the superposition of two waves of different frequencies, resulting in segments of more intense and then less intense wave phenomena, such as louder and then quieter sound.

Fight

To strive vigorously and resolutely, as in trying to overcome something; contend
Fought against graft.
Fighting for her rights.

Beating

The action by which someone or something is beaten.
The beating of a drum
Secret beatings of prisoners

Fight

To contend with or oppose with violence or in battle.

Beating

A heavy defeat or setback.

Fight

To wage or carry on (a battle).

Beating

The pulsation of the heart.

Fight

To contend for, as by combat
“I now resolved that Calais should be fought to the death” (Winston S. Churchill).

Beating

The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

Fight

(Sports) To take part in a boxing match or other similar contest with (an opponent).

Beating

Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.

Fight

To participate in (a boxing match or other similar contest).

Beating

The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.

Fight

To cause (a boxer or other contestant) to fight in a match.

Beating

The act of overcoming or outdoing

Fight

To contend with or struggle against
Fought his boss over every penny.
Fought temptation.

Beating

The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Fight

To try to prevent the development or success of
Fought the attempt to close the school.

Beating

Expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart;
Felt the pulsating artery
Oh my beating heart

Fight

To try to extinguish (an uncontrolled fire).

Fight

To make (one's way) by struggle or striving
Fought my way to the top.

Fight

A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.

Fight

A physical conflict between two or more individuals.

Fight

A boxing match.

Fight

A contest in kickboxing, any of the mixed martial arts, or a similar sport.

Fight

A quarrel or conflict
Newlyweds having a fight over chores.

Fight

A struggle to achieve an objective
A fight for the attainment of civil rights.

Fight

The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity
I just didn't have any fight left in me.

Fight

(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.

Fight

(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.

Fight

(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
He fought for the Democrats in the last election.

Fight

(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
The battle was fought just over that hill.

Fight

(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.

Fight

(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
The government pledged to fight corruption.

Fight

To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
To fight cocks; to fight one's ship

Fight

(intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.

Fight

An occasion of fighting.
One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.

Fight

(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.

Fight

A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?

Fight

(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.

Fight

A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
I'll put up a fight to save this company.

Fight

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all.
As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.

Fight

(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.

Fight

To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; - followed by with or against.
You do fight against your country's foes.
To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.

Fight

To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance.

Fight

To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause.
He had to fight his way through the world.
I have fought a good fight.

Fight

To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.

Fight

To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.

Fight

A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.
Who now defies thee thrice to single fight.

Fight

A struggle or contest of any kind.

Fight

Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him.

Fight

A screen for the combatants in ships.
Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.

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

Fight

An intense verbal dispute;
A violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate

Fight

A boxing match;
The fight was on television last night

Fight

A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement

Fight

An aggressive willingness to compete;
The team was full of fight

Fight

Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
The tribesmen fought each other
Siblings are always fighting

Fight

Fight against or resist strongly;
The senator said he would oppose the bill
Don't fight it!

Fight

Make a strenuous or labored effort;
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
He fought for breath

Fight

Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
The liberal party pushed for reforms
She is crusading for women's rights
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate

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