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English verb: fight back | |||
| 1. | fight back (competition) defend oneself | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
| 2. | fight back (competition) fight against or resist strongly | ||
| Samples | The senator said he would oppose the bill. Don't fight it!. | ||
| Synonyms | defend, fight, fight down, 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 | ||
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