This word, quite common among the modern population, has several variants of meanings, in some cases similar in meaning, and sometimes only in sound. A lively girl, fights without rules, political fights, a boyfriend - are all these words really connected by a common meaning? What is common between a baptism of fire on the battlefield and a battle-woman who "stops a galloping horse"?
Etymology of the word
The word "fight" comes from the Russian "beat" by replacing the letter in the root: And with O. That is, a fight is when they beat, break, stuff, that is, they tap. Beating, in turn, is pushing, pounding, pushing back with effort. Accordingly, a battle, a fight is an action aimed at beating someone or something.
Meaning of the word
Fight according to the interpretation of well-known explanatory dictionaries is a battle, a battle of two warring parties, hand-to-hand or with the use of different types of weapons, on foot or on horseback, ships, tanks or aircraft (sea battle, air combat).
Any organized meeting for victory or championship in sports (martial arts, chess, cock and dog fights), a fight, a skirmish between boys because of an insult or a battle of a naval squadron is also a fight where there is proof of one's ownsuperiority. Verbal skirmishes can also be called this term. At the same time, the essence does not change, two people fight in a duel or tens of thousands - the battle will remain a battle.
Any kind of it can be in three stages:
- defensive, for the sake of protection;
- offensive - to conquer new territories or titles;
- oncoming, when both warring parties go on the offensive.
From here you can deduce words and phrases that are close in meaning:
- Fighting spirit. Fighting attitude.
- Slaughter. Mass beating someone.
- Massacre. A global clash of enemies with heavy losses.
- Baptism of fire. Testing skills, the first participation in the battle.
- Combat charge, battle formation - ready for battle, not training, but capable of hitting.
- Striker. Part of the mechanism in a firearm. After bringing the striker into action, the trigger is fired.
- Fight ring. The place where championship fights take place.
Synonyms for "fight"
Defining words that are similar in meaning often makes it easier to understand the word itself. What is the chiming clock? After all, there can be no battle in a clockwork! This is one of the homonyms, denoting strong, loud blows of one object against another (in this case, clock hammers). This interpretation also includes drumming - the sound effect of a musician-drummer announcing the beginning of an event or performing an intricate melody.
There is another synonym for the word "fight",sounding the same, but used in a slightly different situation. This is what they call something broken or broken: broken glass, dishes, stones, even eggs - this is also a battle.
In the military dictionary, this word also means loopholes lined up in a single row in a wall (on a fortress or tower). This made it possible to fire simultaneous volleys of guns and hold the siege.
Is there a connection with Hebrew?
In Hebrew, the word “bo, fight” is very often heard, which means “go”, and “boy-on” is come here. That is, if we draw a parallel from the call to go forward to rapprochement and the battle between rivals, then it is quite possible to decide that the battle is such a borrowed word denoting a call for an offensive or active action.
Also, building a logical chain, we can assume that a lively person is not a fighter who does not yearn for battle or victory, but simply acts ahead of everyone, a kind of pioneer, discoverer.
This version of the etymology of the word is not in demand, although it has some reason. Perhaps in the confusion of languages, mutual substitutions could occur, and the meaning turned out to be very similar: to beat - in battle - to go forward, on the offensive.
What is "boy" from English boy?
It is impossible not to mention one more instance of the use of a word that seems to be completely different from the others. The meaning of the word "battle" in English means "boy, guy, young man." It is very often used by young girls trying to try on the image of an Anglo-American woman and inserting foreign words into their speech, very often not toplace and stupid. Instead of just saying, "This is my boyfriend or friend," they say, "This is my boyfriend." The phrase means "boy friend", that is, absolutely the same, but without the use of native speech. The use of foreign words is a kind of denial of one's belonging to the homeland.
Also, in the last century, a hotel worker, an errand boy who ran errands, carried luggage and opened elevator doors, was also called a fight. Most often it was a representative of the Negroid race, but sometimes residents of the Middle East also served in battles (emphasis on the first syllable): Arabs or Turks, very rarely the Chinese.
One more phrase
What is a baba boy? This phrase was formed by the merger of two cultures: Slavic and English. If you literally translate this phrase, you get a "boy-woman", that is, a creature standing between the strong and the weaker sex. Boy-woman is usually called women who, due to life circumstances or internal conflicts, have turned into a masculine person with pronounced masculine traits.
Bold, sometimes boorish, completely denying modesty and shyness, such women are often alone in life, or have weak-willed henpecked husbands. The word “woman” emphasizes that a woman is no longer soft and natural, but “haunted”, that is, overgrown with the prevailing stereotypes of thinking that have left an imprint on her physical appearance: angular, abrupt movements, non-removable trousers and a strong, heavy hand.
How can I tell which word is meant?
The semantic definition of the word "battle" is learned only from the context in which it is used. The specific content is revealed, from which it is decided in what sense the word is used. Or, as Kuzma Prutkov said: “Look at the root.”
