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fight back

/ fight back /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
defend oneself
Type of:
fight struggle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
fight against or resist strongly
"The senator said he would oppose the bill"
"Don''t fight it!"
Type of:
fight struggle
Kinds of:
recalcitrate resist stand fend hold out
Derived:
confrontation opposition adversary antagonist opponent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
26%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
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fight struggle recalcitrate resist stand fend hold out