fight back
1. defend oneself (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. fight against or resist strongly
- The senator said he would oppose the bill
- Don't fight it!
• Syn:
fight, oppose, fight down, defend
• Derivationally related forms:
defensive (for: defend), opponent (for: oppose), opposition (for: oppose), opposer (for: oppose), fight (for: fight), fighter (for: fight)
• Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
• Hyponyms:
recalcitrate, resist, stand, fend, hold out,
hold out, stand firm, repel, repulse, fight off,
rebuff, drive back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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