fight back


verb(adverb)
  1. (intr) to resist an attack

  2. (intr) to counterattack

  1. (tr) to struggle to repress: she tried to fight back her tears

nounfightback
  1. an act or campaign of resistance

  2. a counterattack

Words Nearby fight back

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How to use fight back in a sentence

  • Tom had quickly whispered to those nearest the pole not to fight back, but to offer passive resistance.

  • The child stabbed a fist into one eye and then into the other to fight back the tears.

    Patchwork | Anna Balmer Myers
  • It was all that I could do to fight back the telltale moodiness I felt rising in my face, for I knew her eyes were on me.

    The Wasted Generation | Owen Johnson
  • I blamed old age, but it never occurred to me to actually fight back.

  • He knew how brave they were, and how well they could fight back of a screen.

    The Life of George Washington | Josephine Pollard