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FISTFIGHT
fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest
(noun) a fight with bare fists
fistfight
(verb) fight with the fists; “The man wanted to fist-fight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fistfight (plural fistfights)
A fight using bare fists.
Synonyms
• fisticuffs
• bare-hand boxing
• barehanded boxing
• bare-knuckle boxing
• bare-knuckled boxing
• duking it out
• hand-to-hand combat
• hand-to-hand fight
Verb
fistfight (third-person singular simple present fistfights, present participle fistfighting, simple past and past participle fistfought)
To fight using bare fists.
Synonyms
• duke it out
Source: Wiktionary
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