A fight can be a sporting competition.
A fight is a confrontation between two or more people, groups of individuals, corporations or other types of entities. Fights can be physical , verbal or even symbolic , depending on the case.
For example: “When he heard the insult, Martín did not hesitate: he turned around, looked Jorge in the eyes and started the fight with a blow to the chin,” “A fight in a soccer stadium ended with two dead and fourteen injured.” in Indonesia” , “The fight between the two companies intensified after the new advertising” .
The etymological origin of the word is found in the verb to fight, which in turn emanates from the Latin term pilus , which can be translated as "hair" . And in ancient times, when people confronted each other, they would pull each other's hair.
Different types of fights
Fights are usually the violent resolution of an argument or conflict . When dialogue does not prosper and people do not agree, it is likely that someone will make the decision to provoke a fight with the intention of imposing their point of view by force.
There are, however, fights that develop as competition . This is the case of sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts , which consist of fighting between athletes.
Confrontation between animals
It must be clear that in addition to fights between people, there are also animal fights . Thus, although in countries like Spain they are prohibited, in different corners of the world dog fights are held, for example, in which attendees bet on who will be the dog that will destroy its rival. And that's how they get money if they get it right.
In the same way, it is interesting to know that, in the same way, there is the so-called fighting cock . This term can be used with two meanings:
- To make it clear that a person is very brave and has the ability not to be intimidated by anyone or anything.
- To refer to the animal of that species that participates in organized fights.
Fights can be verbal, not including physical violence.
Fight as distancing or competition
A fight, on the other hand, can be a distancing caused by a problem between two or more subjects. A man can argue with a friend and, after exchanging insults, walk away from him without physical attacks being involved. The period that begins then and extends until reconciliation is known as a fight: “Three months have passed since the fight with Hannibal and we still haven't spoken to each other.”
Within couple relationships, it is very common for the term in question to be used with that meaning. A clear example of this is the following sentence: “I don't know if Manuel and Lara will go to the wedding together because they have had a fight and right now they are taking some time.”
In another sense, a fight can be understood as a competition : two companies fighting for first place in the market , tennis players fighting to top the world ranking, etc.
It should not be overlooked that, in some countries, the term fight is used to give shape to colloquial expressions. This would be the case of Peru where there is the verbal phrase “not knowing someone even in a dog fight” . What this is trying to express is that the person in question is not known in any way.