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fights off

VERB

defend oneself

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

give in give up surrender yield

Example Sentences

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The immune system fights off the harmless virus and learns to fight Ebola in the process.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

You can feel the vectored torque tugging at the wheel as it fights off understeer in a tight turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Tusk then plans to fly to Brussels for an EU summit later in the week where discussions critical for Ukraine’s future are expected as the nation fights off the Russian invasion.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023

Neeson fights off groups of much younger bad guys, as is his habit at this stage in his career.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

He bathes about two or three o'clock, and then suns himself; for by bathing and rubbing and sunning he fights off the ills of advancing years.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 by Various