Difference between Defends and Fight

DEFENDS vs FIGHT: NOUN

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

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

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

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.

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
A boxing or wrestling match
The act of fighting
Be engaged in a fight
Carry on a fight
(idiom) (fight fire with fire) To combat one evil or one set of negative circumstances by reacting in kind.
(idiom) (fight shy of) To avoid meeting or confronting.

Supports, Secures, Promotes, Upholds, 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

Sustains, Represents, Uphold, Forbids, Subscribes, Adheres, Espouses, 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

The Safety defends against deep passes and runs.
Sally Hansen defends against breaking, tearing and peeling.
Belt pulls a bone knife and defends himself.
The agency defends their risk assessments of BPA.
Claudio and rejected by Leonato, she defends herself.
Defends against viruses, spyware, malware, and online threats.
Tano defends herself against the oncoming clone troopers.
Office of the Attorney General, who defends the state in such bid protests, aggressively defends against bid protests on grounds of untimeliness.
And I think that RFRA is something that defends that, defends the very basic premise that we all agree with here, right?
In polygyny a large conspicuous male usually defends females from other males or defends a breeding site.

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?

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