FIGHT BACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fight back mean? 

• FIGHT BACK (verb)
  The verb FIGHT BACK has 2 senses:

1. defend oneself

2. fight against or resist strongly

  Familiarity information: FIGHT BACK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIGHT BACK (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Defend oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fight against or resist strongly

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

defend; fight; fight back; fight down; oppose

Context example:

Don't fight it!

Hypernyms (to "fight back" 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 back"):

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:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody