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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| drive off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| rebuff | x/ | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| repel | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| repulse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| fight the good fight | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hack | / | Noun |
| stand firm | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get after | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the challenge | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pull off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carry off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| get to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| affront | x/ | Noun |
| hit back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hack it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go at it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| live through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| have | / | Verb |
| win out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the fort | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| set on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come after | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the occasion | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the mat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| scrap | / | Noun |
| beat a retreat | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| set upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make short work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat | / | Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| mop up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the offensive | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| have a go | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| carry all before one | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| manage | /x | Verb |
| rinse | / | Noun |
| fist | / | Noun |
| tap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| compete | x/ | Verb |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lick | / | Noun |
| duke it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| run off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| test | / | Noun |
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk off with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cross swords | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a run at | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| tank | / | Noun |
| beat the pants off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun |
| bring home the bacon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sally | /x | Name |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get it on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick | / | Noun |
| hang tough | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get off the ground | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get back at | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| try on for size | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the daylights out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the odds | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run for it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| walk over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| face up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play dead | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flinch | / | Verb |
| get to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take fright | // | Phrase, Verb |
| slug it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| abatement | x/x | Noun |
| abducted | x/x | Adjective |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| against | x/ | Verb |
| agitate | /xx | Verb |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| aimed | / | Adjective |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| armageddon | xx/x | Name |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| askew | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ballgame | x/ | Noun |
| bandy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| banging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| battering | /xx | Noun |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| bear down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| black eye | // | Name, Name |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| boxer | /x | Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| braced | / | Adjective |
| brawl | / | Noun, Verb |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brush | / | Noun, Verb |
| bumpy | /x | Adjective |
| busiest | /xx | Adjective |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| champion | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chase | / | Noun, Verb |
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| climactic | x/x | Adjective |
| climb | / | Verb, Noun |
| coasts | / | Noun |
| colder | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| combatant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| competitiveness | x/xxx | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| conquer | /x | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| cooler | /x | Noun |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| coward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crackdown | /x | Noun |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crusade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cutoff | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| dampened | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| deduction | x/x | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| defy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deselect | xx/ | Verb |
| deter | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disconnection | xx/x | Noun |
| discount | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| disengagement | xx/x | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| driest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| duel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elevated | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| engagement | x/x | Noun |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| everything | /xx | Verb |
| examination | xxx/x | Noun |
| excluding | x/x | Verb |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| extinction | x/x | Noun |
| extinguish | x/x | Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fence | / | Noun, Verb |
| fend | / | Verb, Noun |
| fermentation | xx/x | Noun |
| feud | / | Noun, Verb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fight back | // | Phrase, Verb |
