See Also: terra rosa(dictionary)
fight(2)(dictionary)
fight(1)(dictionary)
Proxy fight(money)
cock fight(dictionary)
fight 1, verb(dictionary)
fight 2, noun(dictionary)
fire fight(dictionary)
fist fight(dictionary)
Proxy fight(finance)

fight 2, noun (oh) and terra rosa (iou)


fight 2, noun (oh)



2 W3S2 n
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1 ?hit?
2 ?achieve/prevent something?
3 ?argument?
4 ?sport?
5 ?battle?
6 ?energy?
7 put up a good fight
8 a fight to the death/finish
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?HIT?
[C] a situation in which two people or groups hit, push etc each Other
::Sam's always getting into fights at school.
fight with
::He got drunk and had a fight with Jim.
fight between
::A fight broke out between the two gangs.
fight over/about
::fights over territory
pick/start a fight
::The big guy was trying to pick a fight.
::a street fight
?ACHIEVE/PREVENT SOMETHING?
[singular] the process of trying to achieve something or prevent something
fight for
::the fight for justice and democracy
::The little girl lost her fight for life (=fight to stay alive) last night.
fight against
::the fight against crime
fight to do sth
::the fight to get financial aid
::You'll have a fight on your hands (=it will be difficult) to convince the committee.
?ARGUMENT?
[C] an argument
fight with
::They've had a fight with the neighbours.
fight over/about
::fights over money
?SPORT?
[C] a boxing match
::Are you going to watch the big fight tonight?
?BATTLE?
[C] a battle between two armies
fight for
::the fight for Bunker Hill
?ENERGY?
[U] energy or the desire to keep fighting for something you want
::There's plenty of fight left in your grandmother.
put up a good fight
to work very hard to fight or compete in a difficult situation
::Our team put up a good fight.
a fight to the death/finish
a fight that continues until one side is completely defeated

terra rosa (iou)



terra rosa noun phr. L19.
[Italian, lit. 'rose-coloured earth'.]
A light red pigment produced from iron oxide and used in oil and watercolour painting; the light red colour of this pigment, similar to Venetian red.