fight off

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verb

force or drive back
- repel the attacker
- fight off the onslaught
- rebuff the attack
• Syn:
repel, repulse, rebuff, drive back
• Derivationally related forms:
rebuff (for: rebuff), repulse (for: repulse), repulsion (for: repulse), repulsive (for: repel)
• Hypernyms:
fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody