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FIGHT DOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fight down mean?

• FIGHT DOWN (verb)
The verb FIGHT DOWN has 1 sense:

1. fight against or resist strongly

Familiarity information: FIGHT DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FIGHT DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

fight down ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Fight against or resist strongly

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

fight down; fight; fight back; oppose; defend

Context examples:

The senator said he would oppose the bill / Don't fight it!

Hypernyms (to "fight down" is one way to...):

contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fight down"):

recalcitrate (show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient)

fend; resist; stand (withstand the force of something)

hold out; resist; stand firm; withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)

drive back; fight off; rebuff; repel; repulse (force or drive back)

Sentence frames:

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FIGHT DOWN: related words searches

» contend definition
» hold out meaning
» withstand: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
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