| fight off | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to repulse; repel |
| 2. | to struggle to avoid or repress: to fight off a cold |
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
fight off
Defend against, drive back, as in I've been fighting off a cold all week. This figurative use of the term, originally meaning "to repel an enemy" dates from the early 1800s.