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• fight — [[t]faɪt[/t]] n. v. fought, fight•ing 1) a battle or combat 2) any contest or struggle: to put up a fight against crime[/ex] 3) an angry argument or disagreement 4) spo a boxing bout 5) cvb a game or diversion in which the participants hit or… …   From formal English to slang

• com´bat|a|ble — com|bat (verb, noun. KOM bat, KUHM ; verb. also kuhm BAT», verb, bat|ed, bat|ing or especially British bat|ted, bat| …   Useful english dictionary

• chal´lenge|a|ble — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|test´a|ble — con|test «noun. KON tehst; verb. kuhn TEHST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a trial of skill to see which can win. A game or race is a contest. SYNONYM(S): competition. 2. a fight or struggle: »The contest between France and England for North America ended… …   Useful english dictionary

• in´ex|pug´na|ble|ness — in|ex|pug|na|ble «IHN ihk SPUHG nuh buhl», adjective. unconquerable; impregnable »... the place the Florida Everglades, and the danger the almost inexpugnable Seminole Indians (Newsweek). ╂[< Latin inexpūgnābilis < in not + expūgnābilis… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|ex|pug|na|ble — «IHN ihk SPUHG nuh buhl», adjective. unconquerable; impregnable »... the place the Florida Everglades, and the danger the almost inexpugnable Seminole Indians (Newsweek). ╂[< Latin inexpūgnābilis < in not + expūgnābilis conquerable <… …   Useful english dictionary

• im|pugn´a|ble — im|pugn «ihm PYOON», transitive verb. to call in question; attack by words or arguments; challenge, especially as false or worthless: »Do not impugn the umpire s fairness. ╂[< Old French impugner < Latin impūgnāre to assault, attack < in …   Useful english dictionary

• rough-and-tum|ble — «RUHF uhn TUHM buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. showing confusion and violence; with little regard for rules; roughly vigorous; boisterous: »a rough and tumble football game, a rough and tumble campaign. This Grammk was no rough and tumble type… …   Useful english dictionary

• rum|ble — «RUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a deep, heavy, continuous sound: »The thunder rumbled overhead. 2. to move with such a sound: »The train rumbled along over the tracks. –v.t. 1. to utter with a rumbling sound. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• un|grasp|a|ble — «uhn GRAS puh buhl, GRAHS », adjective. that cannot be grasped or fully understood: »How ungraspable is the fact that real men ever did fight in real armour (Mark Twain) …   Useful english dictionary