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 | ||