# fight back

> English word · Verb · IPA /faɪt bæk/

## Definitions
1. To defend oneself by fighting.
2. To defend oneself by fighting.
3. to repress; to struggle to repress.
4. To overturn a losing deficit.

## Etymology
From fight and back.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fight-back