| proxy fight | a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target, acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced |
| fight | a boxing or wrestling match, the fight was on television last night |
| pillow fight | a child's game of fighting with pillows |
battle
conflict fight engagement | a 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 |
fight fighting
combat scrap | the 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 |
knife fight
snickersnee
cut-and-thrust | fighting with knives |
rumble
gang fight | a fight between rival gangs of adolescents |
| bed pillow | a soft pillow for use on a bed |
bolster
long pillow | a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
| pillow | a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person |
| pillow block | a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing |
pillow lace
bobbin lace | a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins, the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins |
| pillow sham | bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow |
| throw pillow | a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes |
competitiveness
fight | an aggressive willingness to compete, the team was full of fight |
| pillow talk | intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) |
| fight | an intense verbal dispute, a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate |
bunfight
bun-fight | (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion |
prizefight
prize fight | a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize |
| pillow lava | lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows, believed to result from underwater eruptions |
contend fight
struggle | be 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 |
fight oppose fight back
fight down
defend | fight against or resist strongly, The senator said he would oppose the bill, Don't fight it! |
| fight back | defend oneself |
chicken-fight
chickenfight | fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders |
repel
repulse
fight off
rebuff
drive back | force or drive back, repel the attacker, fight off the onslaught, rebuff the attack |
pillow
rest | rest on or as if on a pillow, pillow your head |
fight
struggle | make a strenuous or labored effort, She struggled for years to survive without welfare, He fought for breath |
| crusade a fight a press campaign a push a agitate | exert 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 |