fight back

== English == === Etymology === From fight and back. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faɪt bæk/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): [fʌɪt bæk] === Verb === fight back (third-person singular simple present fights back, present participle fighting back, simple past and past participle fought back) (intransitive) To defend oneself by fighting. (intransitive) To counterattack (counterstrike); to resist an attack or respond after one. (transitive) to repress; to struggle to repress. fight back tears (intransitive, in sports) To overturn a losing deficit. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====