Meanings
adjectiveprefight (not comparable)
- not comparableOccurring before a fight.
1 more example
Royce Gracie, a pioneer of the sport, tested positive for the steroid nandrolone; Tim Persey tested positive for methamphetamine; and Johnnie Morton, a former N.F.L. receiver making his M.M.A. debut, had a higher-than-normal ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone in a prefight test, then declined to take a required postfight test.
2007 July 3, Michael Weinreb, “Drug Testing Hasn't Grown With a Sport”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishfight
- Englishprefight
Cite this entry
APA
prefight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefight
MLA
“prefight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefight. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefight.
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