verb
Senses relating to physical conflict:
(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
(intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
noun
An occasion of fighting.
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.