Fight

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Pollice Verso by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1872, is the immediate source of the "thumbs down" gesture in popular culture. It is owned by Phoenix Art Museum.

Dempsey and Firpo (1924) by George Bellows

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See mayhem, violence, Fight Club, fight-or-flight response, Fight the Power

To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
- A wounded animal will fight like a maniac.
To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
- He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
- The battle was fought just over that hill.
To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- My grandfather fought the Nazis in the Second World War.
To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- The government pledged to fight corruption.

 [[Image:George Bellows, Dempsey and Firpo (1924).jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Dempsey and Firpo'' ([[1924]]) by [[George Bellows]]]]
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-:''See [[mayhem]], [[violence]], ''[[Fight Club]]'', [[fight-or-flight response]]''
+:''See [[mayhem]], [[violence]], ''[[Fight Club]]'', [[fight-or-flight response]], [[Fight the Power]]''
 # To [[contend]] in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
 # To [[try]] to [[overpower]]; to [[fiercely]] [[counteract]].
 #* ''The government pledged to '''fight''' corruption.''
+==See also==
+*[[Combat]]
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