fight back — / fight off [v] defend oneself beat off*, bottle up*, check, contain, control, curb, fend off, hold at bay*, hold back, keep at bay*, oppose, put up fight, repel, reply, repress, repulse, resist, restrain, retaliate, stave off, ward off; concepts … New thesaurus
fight|back — «FYT BAK», noun. British. a return attack; counteroffensive … Useful english dictionary
fight back — verb 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 bi … Useful english dictionary
fight back — phrasal verb Word forms fight back : present tense I/you/we/they fight back he/she/it fights back present participle fighting back past tense fought back past participle fought back 1) [intransitive] to hit or kick someone who is attacking you… … English dictionary
fight back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fight back against someone or something that is attacking or harming you, you resist them actively or attack them. [V P] The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... [V P against n] We should take some comfort … English dictionary
fight back — 1) if the enemy attacks, we will fight back Syn: retaliate, counterattack, strike back, hit back, respond, reciprocate, return fire, give tit for tat 2) Russ fought back tears See fight 1. 7) … Thesaurus of popular words
Fight Back — Infobox Album Name = Fight Back Type = studio Artist = Discharge Released = 1980 Recorded = 1980 Genre = Hardcore punk Length = Label = Clay Records Producer = Mike Stone Last album = This album = Next album = Track listing# Fight Back # War s No … Wikipedia
fight·back — /ˈfaıtˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] Brit : a new effort to win or succeed after being close to defeat or failure : ↑comeback The team staged a fightback in the second half. see also fight back at ↑fight, 1 … Useful english dictionary
fight back — phr verb Fight back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑feeling, ↑grin, ↑tear, ↑urge, ↑yawn … Collocations dictionary
Fight Back! with David Horowitz — was a weekly consumer advocate show that ran from 1980 1992. The show, hosted by David Horowitz, attempted to inform consumers about corporations and other big businesses whose products were of poor quality. The format of the show allowed for… … Wikipedia
