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fight_off

fight off

English

Verb

fight off (phrasal verb to fight off)

  1. To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
    The platoon fought off the guerilla attack.
    The actor John Smith hopes to fight off the other nominees for the Golden Globe award.
  2. To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.
    I'm fighting off the 'flu' at the moment.