fight up

verb

To fight (someone) aggressively.

“He's fighting up with that job.”

Meanings

verbfight up (third-person singular simple present fights up, present participle fighting up, simple past and past participle fought up)

present singular third person fights up · participle present fighting up · participle past fought up · past fought up

  1. slangTo fight (someone) aggressively.
  2. CaribbeanintransitiveslangTo endeavor or struggle to do.

    He's fighting up with that job.

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APA

fight up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20up

MLA

“fight up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fight up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20up.

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