Difference between Defend and Fight

DEFEND vs FIGHT: NOUN

A quarrel or conflict.
A screen for the combatants in ships.
Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity.
A struggle or contest of any kind.
A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.
A struggle to achieve an objective.
The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity.
A battle; an attempt to overcome or defeat by physical means; a contest with natural or other weapons.
Any contest or struggle.
A bulkhead or other screen designed for the protection of the men during a battle; a bulwark. See close-fights.
Power or inclination for fighting.
A fight in which the enemy is continually chased; also, one which continues without definite end or result.
A physical conflict between two or more individuals.
A boxing match
The act of fighting; any contest or struggle
An intense verbal dispute
An aggressive willingness to compete
A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.
A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Synonyms Conflict, Combat, etc. (see battle); fray, affray, encounter, affair, brush.

DEFEND vs FIGHT: VERB

Protect or fight for as a champion
State or assert
Protect against a challenge or attack
Be on the defensive; act against an attack
Fight against or resist strongly
To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
To prohibit, forbid.
To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard.
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
To call a raise from the big blind.
Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Argue or speak in defense of

Make a strenuous or labored effort
Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Fight against or resist strongly
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

DEFEND vs FIGHT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.
To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).
To play defense.
To be responsible for guarding (an opposing player).
To compete against a challenger in an attempt to retain (a championship).
To support or maintain, as by argument or action; justify.
To represent (a defendant) in a civil or criminal action.
To attempt to disprove or invalidate (the claim made by a lawsuit or prosecution).
To make a defense.

To wage or carry on (a battle).
To contend with or oppose with violence or in battle.
To strive vigorously and resolutely, as in trying to overcome something; contend: : oppose.
To engage in a quarrel; argue.
To engage in a boxing match.
To box against (an opponent).
To contend for, as by combat.
To participate in (a boxing match or other similar contest).
To cause (a boxer or other contestant) to fight in a match.
To contend with or struggle against.
To try to prevent the development or success of.
To try to extinguish (an uncontrolled fire).
To make (one's way) by struggle or striving.
To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.

DEFEND vs FIGHT: TRANSITIVE VERB

To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
To prohibit; to forbid.
To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.
To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; ; -- sometimes followed by from or against.

To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause.
To contend with in battle; to war against
To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight
To fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached.

DEFEND vs FIGHT: OTHER WORD TYPES

Act against an attack
Be on the defensive
In law, to make opposition; enter or make defense: as, the party comes into court, defends, and says.
Synonyms Protect, Shelter, etc. (see keep), guard, shield. Maintain, Vindicate, etc. See assert.
To vindicate; uphold; maintain by force, argument, or evidence: as, to defend one's rights and privileges; to defend a cause or claim at law.
To ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury; shield: as, to defend a fortress.
To forbid; prohibit; forefend.
To drive off or away; thrust back; fend or ward off; repel.

To engage in battle or in single combat; contend in arms; attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an adversary by physical means.
To contend in any way; struggle for the gaining of an end; strive vigorously: as, to fight against disease; to fight in a political campaign.
To contend with in battle; war against: as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles.
To contend against in any manner.
To carry on or wage, as a battle or other contest.
To win or gain by battle or contest of any kind; sustain by fighting.
To cause to fight; manage or manœuver in a fight: as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
Be an advocate for
Carry on a fight
Be engaged in a fight
The act of fighting
A boxing or wrestling match
(idiom) (fight shy of) To avoid meeting or confronting.
(idiom) (fight fire with fire) To combat one evil or one set of negative circumstances by reacting in kind.

DEFEND vs FIGHT: RELATED WORDS

Vindicate, Safeguard, Protect, Assert, Fend for, Fight down, Fight back, Support, Guard, Champion, Hold, Represent, Oppose, Maintain, Fight

Fight down, Engagement, Competitiveness, Fight back, Conflict, Campaign, Oppose, Agitate, Push, Crusade, Defend, Combat, Struggle, Bout, Battle

DEFEND vs FIGHT: DESCRIBE WORDS

Repel, Fend, Uphold, Vindicate, Safeguard, Protect, Assert, Fight back, Support, Guard, Champion, Hold, Represent, Oppose, Fight

Boxing, Skirmish, Tussle, Battling, Fighter, Battles, Fight back, Conflict, Campaign, Oppose, Agitate, Push, Combat, Bout, Battle

DEFEND vs FIGHT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Samba to expound upon and defend his faith.
You are able to defend yourself in court.
Be prepared to explain and defend the process.
Richard Caswell with orders to defend the colony.
All democratic nations need to constantly defend it.
President to defend the prerogatives of his office to defend constitutionally grounded principles of executive branch privileges or immunities is an impeachable offense.
He would defend his original viewpoint and we would defend our disposition and associated rationale.
We should reply that any nation must defend itself against a step which would make it impossible to defend itself.
Others will not defend you unless you defend yourself.
Conservatives defend property; but they defend it badly.

Are we going to allow ourselves to be trained and equipped to fight the good fight of faith and walk the Jesus ministry?
We all need to step up and invest in solutions and fight the fight of our lives to save our home planet.
He is seeking who he may devour, and it is up to us to fight the good fight.
We fight because we must fight if we are to live in a world where every country can shape its own destiny.
Both of them attempt to fight off the fish and protect their babies, but Marlin is knocked unconscious in the fight.
You get to build your team and then fight in duels of the fight club in PVP battle.
Next, you will head into the sewers to fight Honda, and then the last fight with Koga.
Fight against the institution like Greek statues fight against pornographic standards of penis sizes.
When forced to fight, they will fight fiercely until killed or routed.
How Can We Fight the Good Fight When it Feels like We Have No Fight Left?

DEFEND vs FIGHT: QUESTIONS

Who will defend the Lucha Underground Championship?
How do humans defend against intracellular parasites?
Does minimalism defend itself against anti-realism?
Why did Melanchthon defend the Augsburg Confession?
How do honeybees defend themselves against Hornets?
How do psychodynamic therapists defend against emotions?
How do silkworms defend themselves against pathogens?
How do pine processionary caterpillars defend themselves?
How did Argentinosaurus defend itself from predators?
Should I purchase a duty to defend or non-duty to defend/reimbursement policy form?

What is the significance of the Fight Club in Fight Club?
How does Beowulf's fight with Grendel's mother differ from his fight with himself?
Do you fight the good implementation fight or the bad?
Who did Anthony Joshua fight in the Joshua vs Cammarelle fight?
How is the fight with Bonzo similar to the earlier fight?
What is the most disturbing line in Fight Fight Club?
Can boxing fight simulations predict who will win Fight Night?
Who did Johny Hendricks fight at UFC Fight Night 105?
Was Manny Pacquiao's first fight a catch-weight fight?
Who wrote fight the good fight with all your might?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEFEND AND FIGHT

DEFEND vs FIGHT: NOUN

DEFEND vs FIGHT: VERB

DEFEND vs FIGHT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

DEFEND vs FIGHT: TRANSITIVE VERB

DEFEND vs FIGHT: OTHER WORD TYPES

DEFEND vs FIGHT: RELATED WORDS

DEFEND vs FIGHT: DESCRIBE WORDS

DEFEND vs FIGHT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

DEFEND vs FIGHT: QUESTIONS