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fight down ThesaurusVerb | 1. | fight down - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"fight, fight back, oppose, defendfight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"recalcitrate - show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side"fend, resist, stand - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or somethingdrive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" | Translationsfight down
fight down1. To be victorious over someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fight" and "down." A bunch of teams threatened to unseat us from the top of the division, but we managed to fight them down. Marcy has been fighting down depression her whole life.2. To successfully resist showing an emotion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fight" and "down." Oh, I was furious, but I somehow managed to fight down my anger. I wanted to cry but fought my tears down—that is, until I got to my car.See also: down, fightfight someone or something downto fight against and defeat someone or something. We fought the opposition down and got our bill through the committee. We had to fight down Fred, who wanted something entirely different.See also: down, fightfight something down 1. to struggle to hold something back; to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by something. She fought her anger down and managed to stay calm. She fought down the urge. 2. to struggle to swallow something; to fight to get something down one's throat. It tasted terrible, but I managed to fight it down. She fought down the nasty-tasting medicine.See also: down, fightfight down
Synonyms for fight downverb fight against or resist stronglySynonyms- fight
- fight back
- oppose
- defend
Related Words- fight
- struggle
- contend
- recalcitrate
- fend
- resist
- stand
- stand firm
- withstand
- hold out
- drive back
- fight off
- repulse
- rebuff
- repel
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