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nected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.…

To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist. They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament. Clarendon.

The utmost or last extremity. Combat à outrance, a fight to the end, or to the death.

Conversation; talk; parley. [Obs.] They ended parle, and both addressed for fight. Milton.

exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace. They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. Shak.

A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him.

A large building, or mass of buildings. The pile o'erlooked the town and drew the fight. Dryden.

An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats. "As fiercely as two gamecocks in the pit." Locke.

Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair. Our troops beat an army in plain fight. Felton.

ke over. So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present the spear, and arm him for the fight. Pope.

ts or points; -- so called from the points or dots with which it is noted down. [Obs.] He fights as you sing pricksong. Shak.

ourt having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. Bouvier. -- Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. -- Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. Pope. -- Prize fighting, fighting, especiall…

One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger. [Obs.] Shak. Appeareth no man yet to answer the prizer. B. Jonson.

economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses. In fighting fields [patriots] were prodigal of blood. Dryden.

t; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] Tennyson. The prowest knight that ever field did fight. Spenser.

The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.

One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. --Pug*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Pug*na"cious*ness, n.

Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. " A national pugnacity of character." Motley.

moral condition; as, to put one in fear; to put a theory in practice; to put an enemy to fight. This present dignity, In which that I have put you. Chaucer. I will put enmity between thee and the woman. Gen. iii. 15. He put no trust in his servants. Job iv. 18. When God into the hands of their deliverer Puts invincibl…