Meanings
verbfight dirty (third-person singular simple present fights dirty, present participle fighting dirty, simple past and past participle fought dirty)
present singular third person fights dirty · participle present fighting dirty · participle past fought dirty · past fought dirty
- To use every possible way to beat someone, and especially the most treacherous.
Translations
French prendre en traitre
- prendre en traitreto use the worst ways
Italian combattere sporco
- combattere sporcoto use the worst ways
Spanish pelear sucio
- pelear sucioto use the worst ways
Cite this entry
APA
fight dirty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20dirty
MLA
“fight dirty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20dirty. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fight dirty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20dirty.
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