superfight

noun

Etymology

From super + fight.

  1. derived from *peḱ-
  2. inherited from *fehtaną
  3. inherited from *fehtan
  4. inherited from feohtan
  5. inherited from fighten
  6. compounded as superfight — “super + fight

Definitions

  1. A bout between two championship title holders.

    • Ken Shamrock (right) is the current owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship superfight belt and will defend his title February 16 against Kimo Leopoldo.
    • Ali would go into that superfight symbolizing everything valuable and heroic, but I'm afraid he's getting the chance too late, after too many years of idleness.
    • Reid outpointed Australian Kevin Kelly and former WBC champ Keith Mullings in defenses and then met Felix Trinidad in a superfight on March 3, 2000, in Las Vegas.
  2. A fight between a superhero and a supervillain.

    • Then back to a period of villain of the week, interrupting that with a superfight that created a new superheroine from an innocent bystander.
    • While seeking out Iron Man, she had her first superfight, little realizing her foe was the armored madman Dr. Doom, who was in the area on undisclosed business of his own.
    • It doesn't take the bad guys long to notice his efforts to save the humans below from the fallout of their superfight in the sky.
  3. A particularly large or important fight.

    • After you called last night — there was a superfight w/me,& Mom & Judith — I told my mother I was seeing Marc & she had a fit of course.
    • To defeat Koon Swan in the elections would enhance his image, not only within the party but also the Chinese community who were eagerly waiting to see the outcome of the superfight.
    • A signal was given and the two groups charged at each other until the entire school was involved in a superfight.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA