English verb: fight down | |||
1. | fight down (competition) fight against or resist strongly | ||
Samples | The senator said he would oppose the bill. Don't fight it!. | ||
Synonyms | defend, fight, fight back, oppose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drive back, fend, fight off, hold out, rebuff, recalcitrate, repel, repulse, resist, resist, stand, stand firm, withstand | ||