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fight back

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fight back
vb (adverb)
1. (intr) to resist an attack
2. (intr) to counterattack
3. (tr) to struggle to repress she tried to fight back her tears
n fightback
1. an act or campaign of resistance
2. a counterattack
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fight back - defend oneself
fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
2.fight back - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
fight down, oppose, fight, defend
fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
recalcitrate - show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side"
fend, resist, stand - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
Translations
? fight back
vi (in fight) → zurückschlagen; (Mil) → sich verteidigen, Widerstand leisten; (in argument) → sich wehren, sich zur Wehr setzen; (after illness) → zu Kräften kommen; (Sport) → zurückkämpfen
vt sep tears, doubts etc → unterdrücken; he fought his way back into the match/to the top → er hat sich ins Spiel/wieder an die Spitze zurückgekämpft


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The few times that his persecutions had moved him beyond control and made him fight back had cost him very dear at headquarters; not at the hands of Roxy, for if she ever went beyond scolding him sharply for "forgett'n' who his young marster was," she at least never extended her punishment beyond a box on the ear.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
Because the thing did not fight back, because it was abject and whining, because it was helpless under him, he abandoned the attack, disengaging himself from the top of the tangle into which he had slid in the lee scuppers.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
Five hundred witnesses were examined; and such a general turmoil was aroused that the Bell lawyers were compelled to take the attack seriously, and to fight back with every pound of ammunition they possessed.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
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