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Verb fight has 4 senses
- fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue fight
Sam cannot fight Sue
- fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
--2 is one way to fight, struggle
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- fight, struggle - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
--3 is one way to try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate - 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"
--4 is one way to advertise, advertize, promote, push
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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