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fight to the finish

fight to the finish noun: a competition in which both parties continue until one side is unequivocally defeated.

Noun

fight to the finish (plural fights to the finish)

  1. A competition in which both parties continue until one side is unequivocally defeated.
    • Pei Ling Wu, 30, said: "I am worried about my family, but they do not want to leave Taiwan. They want to defend their country and fight to the end. If China continues to push us, independence is the only solution."[1996 March 15, Leyla Linton, “London students sing their defiance”, in The Times, number 65,528, →ISSN, →OCLC, Overseas News, page 14, column 2

Synonyms of fight to the finish

Forms of fight to the finish

pluralfights to the finish

Questions about fight to the finish

What does fight to the finish mean?
Fight to the finish means a competition in which both parties continue until one side is unequivocally defeated.
What part of speech is fight to the finish?
Fight to the finish is a noun.
What is the plural of fight to the finish?
The plural of fight to the finish is fights to the finish.

Words near fight to the finish in the dictionary

  1. fight sticks
  2. fight the good fight
  3. fight the tape
  4. fight the tiger
  5. fight to the death
  6. fight to the finish
  7. fight up
  8. fight windmills
  9. fight-or-flight
  10. fightability
  11. fightable

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