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

So what better place to fight off alien invaders in a battle that would go on to define the following decade’s worth of blockbusters? — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Over the past couple of weeks, my immune system has been struggling to fight off a cold. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Having fought off several rounds of nationwide protests since 2017, the Iranian regime knows full well that many of its citizens detest it. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Boost Your Immune System Turmeric can help boost immune function and support your body’s ability to fight off infections. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for fight off

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