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Fight off

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.

    "The platoon fought off the guerrilla attack."

  2. 2
    force or drive back wordnet
  3. 3
    To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.

    "I'm fighting off the 'flu at the moment."

  4. 4
    To fight (someone) aggressively. Caribbean, slang

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