fight off

phrasal verb

fought off; fighting off; fights off

: to defend oneself against (someone or something) by fighting or struggling : to avoid being harmed or overcome by (someone or something) by fighting or struggling

They fought off the attack/attackers.

I'm trying to fight off a cold.

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Back in 2006, the company was fighting off the threat of new Indian competitors like TCS, Wipro and Infosys. —

Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 The Azerbaijanis have been fighting off and on for more than 30 years with Armenia, another ex-Soviet state a grenade toss to the west, but tonight the war can wait. —

Tim Neville, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024 Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds. —

Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 An ally of Donald Trump, Gaetz easily fought off a primary challenge from Navy veteran Aaron Dimmock, who had been backed by former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fight off