English Explanatory Dictionary

fight back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To defend oneself by fighting.
  2. To counterattack (counterstrike); to resist an attack or respond after one.
  3. to repress; to struggle to repress.
  4. To overturn a losing deficit.

Pronunciation

/faɪt bæk/ [fʌɪt bæk]

Word forms

fight back fights back fighting back fought back

Etymology

From fight and back.

Related words

escalation give as good as one gets punch up punch upward tit for tat

Translations

Finnish: taistella Italian: difendersi Italian: contrastare Italian: combattere Latin: renītor Polish: bronić się Polish: obronić się Polish: stawiać opór Polish: stawić opór Tagalog: manlaban
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