put up fight

VERB

fight back/fight off

Synonyms

WEAK

beat off bottle up check contain control curb fend off hold at bay hold back keep at bay oppose repel reply repress repulse resist restrain retaliate stave off ward off

Antonyms

WEAK

give in give up surrender yield

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Pirates go on the road and put up fight before losing to Great Oak.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Well, so—in a sense—do I. We beat you at the polls; not in Merchester—we shall never carry Merchester—though even in Merchester we put up fight enough to rattle you into a blue funk.

From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

put up fight

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