Fight off has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
force or drive back
"repel the attacker"
"fight off the onslaught"
"rebuff the attack"
2
To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
Example Sentences
"repel the attacker"
verb
"fight off the onslaught"
verb
"rebuff the attack"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)