Hypernyms for "fight"
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affaire d''honneur
affray
Armageddon
armed combat
assail
assault
attack
bandy
banging
battering
battle
bear down
beating
box
brawl
brush
chickenfight
chicken-fight
clash
close-quarter fighting
combat
cut-and-thrust
defend
disturbance
dogfight
drive
drive back
duel
encounter
engage
fence
fencing
fend
feud
fight
fight back
fight down
fight off
fistfight
fisticuffs
flounder
fray
free-for-all
gang fight
get back
gunfight
gunplay
hassle
hold out
impact
in-fighting
join battle
joust
knife fight
labor
labour
naval battle
oppose
pitched battle
push
rebuff
recalcitrate
repel
repulse
resist
rough-and-tumble
ruffle
rumble
scuffle
settle
set-to
shock
shootout
single combat
skirmish
slugfest
snickersnee
spar
stand
stand firm
tourney
tug
tussle
wage
war
whipping
withstand
wrestle
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.