fight off

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verb (tr, adverb)

to repulse; repel
to struggle to avoid or repress to fight off a cold

Words nearby fight off

figgy, fight, fight back, fight fire with fire, fight it out, fight off, fight or flight reaction, fight shy of, fight tooth and nail, fight-or-flight, fight-or-flight reaction

Words related to fight off

resist, repel, overthrow, rebuff, retaliate, rebut, nix, reject, check, defeat, heave-ho, contain, control, curb, oppose, reply, repress, repulse, restrain

Idioms and Phrases with fight off

fight off

Defend against, drive back, as in I've been fighting off a cold all week. This figurative use of the term, originally meaning “to repel an enemy” dates from the early 1800s.