fight off

phrasal 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

Replacement immunoglobulin therapy provides a patient with antibodies when their body can’t make them on its own, enabling them to better fight off infection. —Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Dec. 2025

The result is a generic, pretty forgettable kids' show, in which the robotic hero helps a bunch of children fight off the alien Jixen in a futuristic London. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025

On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025

During cold and flu season, there’s lots of chatter about whether vitamin C or vitamin D is better for fighting off infections. —Jamie Ducharme, Health, 9 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for fight off

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