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payt : fight (v.); good enough (adj.)
[ Etymology: English: fight ]

Derivatives of payt


Glosses:
fight
n. (act)1. battle, conflict, engagement, fighta hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
~ military action, actiona military engagement.; "he saw action in Korea"
~ armageddonany catastrophically destructive battle.; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
~ pitched battlea fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place.
~ naval battlea pitched battle between naval fleets.
~ armed combat, combatan engagement fought between two military forces.
~ war, warfarethe waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
~ dogfightan aerial engagement between fighter planes.
~ assaultclose fighting during the culmination of a military attack.
~ battle of britainthe prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it.
~ droghedain 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants.
~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machinethe military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
n. (act)2. combat, fight, fighting, scrapthe act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
~ gunfight, gunplay, shootouta fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten.
~ conflict, struggle, battlean open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).; "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
~ encounter, skirmish, clash, brusha minor short-term fight.
~ close-quarter fightinghand-to-hand fighting at close quarters.
~ dogfighta violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling).
~ fencingthe art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules).
~ in-fightingconflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders).
~ set-toa brief but vigorous fight.
~ shock, impactthe violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
~ rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassledisorderly fighting.
~ affaire d'honneur, duela prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor.
~ blowa powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head"
~ fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfesta fight with bare fists.
~ battering, bangingthe act of subjecting to strong attack.
~ beating, whippingthe act of overcoming or outdoing.
~ fray, affray, ruffle, disturbancea noisy fight.
~ free-for-all, brawla noisy fight in a crowd.
~ cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersneefighting with knives.
~ gang fight, rumblea fight between rival gangs of adolescents.
~ single combata fight between two people.; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat"
n. (attribute)3. competitiveness, fightan aggressive willingness to compete.; "the team was full of fight"
~ aggressivenessthe quality of being bold and enterprising.
n. (communication)4. fightan intense verbal dispute.; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
~ arguing, contestation, controversy, disceptation, argument, contention, disputation, tilta contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.; "they were involved in a violent argument"
n. (act)5. fighta boxing or wrestling match.; "the fight was on television last night"
~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffsfighting with the fists.
v. (competition)6. contend, fight, strugglebe engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
~ compete, vie, contendcompete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.
~ bear downexert full strength.; "The pitcher bore down"
~ fistfightfight with the fists.; "The man wanted to fist-fight"
~ join battleengage in a conflict.; "The battle over health care reform was joined"
~ tugstruggle in opposition.; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defendfight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
~ get back, settleget one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
~ fight backdefend oneself.
~ battle, combatbattle or contend against in or as if in a battle.; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
~ warmake or wage war.
~ attack, assaillaunch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
~ duelfight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman.; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
~ joustjoust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback.
~ chicken-fight, chickenfightfight while sitting on somebody's shoulders.
~ tourneyengage in a tourney.
~ feudcarry out a feud.; "The two professors have been feuding for years"
~ skirmishengage in a skirmish.
~ bandyexchange blows.
~ fencefight with fencing swords.
~ boxengage in a boxing match.
~ sparfight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring"
~ tussle, scufflefight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters.; "the drunken men started to scuffle"
~ wrestleengage in a wrestling match.; "The children wrestled in the garden"
~ wage, engagecarry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
v. (competition)7. defend, fight, fight back, fight down, opposefight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
~ fight, struggle, contendbe engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
~ recalcitrateshow strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient.; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side"
~ fend, resist, standwithstand the force of something.; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstandstand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.
~ drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repelforce or drive back.; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
v. (social)8. fight, strugglemake a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
~ labor, labour, tug, push, drivestrive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
~ flounderbehave awkwardly; have difficulties.; "She is floundering in college"
~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seekmake an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
v. (social)9. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, pushexert 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"
~ advertize, advertise, promote, pushmake publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
~ advertize, advertise, promote, pushmake publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
good enough
adj. 1. good enoughadequately good for the circumstances.; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"
~ goodhaving desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"