"duke it out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dukes it out [present, singular, third-person], duking it out [participle, present], duked it out [participle, past], duked it out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} duke it out (third-person singular simple present dukes it out, present participle duking it out, simple past and past participle duked it out)
  1. (informal) To fight, especially with the fists. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-duke_it_out-en-verb-ebo3UCht Categories (other): English predicates Disambiguation of English predicates: 54 46
  2. (informal) To argue heavily or at length. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-duke_it_out-en-verb-mZE5x2qU Disambiguation of Violence: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (out), English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 76 Disambiguation of English predicates: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: duke out Related terms: fight it out, put up one's dukes

Inflected forms

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