1. (v. i.) To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

2. (v. t.) To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

3. (n.) A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.

4. (n.) An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.

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