To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
The platoon fought off the guerrilla attack.
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To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.
The actor John Smith hopes to fight off the other nominees for the Golden Globe award.
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(slang, Caribbean) To fight (someone) aggressively.
I'm fighting off the 'flu at the moment.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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