fight off

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.

Examples of fight off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Overcoming early Antetokounmpo foul trouble, the Heat fought off the Hawks behind 24 points and nine rebounds from Adebayo, 24 points and a season-high 18 rebounds from Antetokounmpo, 18 points from Andrew Wiggins and 17 from Pelle Larsson. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Fernández said the Spanish pubcaster is fully committed to microdrama to fight off competition from the global streamers and to attract GenZ viewers. — Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

The matte screen effectively fought off the glare from the open window in my row. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for fight off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff