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fight down — verb fight against or resist strongly (Freq. 1) The senator said he would oppose the bill Don t fight it! • Syn: ↑fight, ↑oppose, ↑fight back, ↑defend • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

fight down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fight down : present tense I/you/we/they fight down he/she/it fights down present participle fighting down past tense fought down past participle fought down to try hard not to feel or express an emotion that… …   English dictionary

fight down — PHRASAL VERB If you fight down an emotion or a desire, you try very hard not to feel it, show it, or act on it. [V P n (not pron)] Meg fought down the desire to run... [V P n (not pron)] He looked at the telephone, fighting down first the despair …   English dictionary

Fight Mass — is the University of Massachusetts, Amherst s fight song. It is played during the pregame show by the Minuteman marching band at every home football game. Fight, fight Massachusetts! Fight, fight every play! Fight, fight for a touchdown! Fight… …   Wikipedia

fight — fight1 W1S1 [faıt] v past tense and past participle fought [fo:t US fo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(war)¦ 2¦(hit people)¦ 3¦(try to do something)¦ 4¦(prevent something)¦ 5¦(compete)¦ 6¦(argue)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(emotion)¦ 9¦(law)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

fight */*/*/ — I UK [faɪt] / US verb Word forms fight : present tense I/you/we/they fight he/she/it fights present participle fighting past tense fought UK [fɔːt] / US [fɔt] past participle fought 1) [intransitive/transitive] if people fight, they use guns or… …   English dictionary

fight — [[t]fa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ fights, fighting, fought 1) VERB If you fight something unpleasant, you try in a determined way to prevent it or stop it happening. [V n] Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty... [V n] More… …   English dictionary

fight — v. & n. v. (past and past part. fought) 1 intr. (often foll. by against, with) contend or struggle in war, battle, single combat, etc. 2 tr. contend with (an opponent) in this way. 3 tr. take part or engage in (a battle, war, duel, etc.). 4 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

fight — /faɪt / (say fuyt) noun 1. a battle or combat. 2. any quarrel, contest, or struggle. 3. ability or inclination to fight: there was no fight left in him; to show fight. –verb (fought, fighting) –verb (i) 4. to engage in battle or in single combat; …   Australian English dictionary

fight back — verb 1. defend oneself (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑contend, ↑fight, ↑struggle • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. fight against or resist strongly The senator said he would oppose the bi …   Useful english dictionary

fight off — verb force or drive back repel the attacker fight off the onslaught rebuff the attack • Syn: ↑repel, ↑repulse, ↑rebuff, ↑drive back • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary