fight

verbA1UK /faɪt/ US /fəɪt/

Senses relating to physical conflict:

To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.transitive
To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).transitive
To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle, etc.intransitive
To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle, etc.reciprocal
To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.causative

To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.intransitive
To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.transitive
Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.intransitive

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The statue of the Minute Man commemorates the valiant soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.