put up a fight en · VERB
Meanings
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To offer some form of resistance to an attack.
Most sharks will not put up a fight in the way that a sailfish or a tuna will when caught; sharks usually stay deep and pull hard on the line.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 148:She put up a fight when the mugger tried to steal her purse.
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(figuratively) To protest or make a fuss, especially over a proposed course of action.
Their youngest son always put up a fight when it was bedtime.
I'll put up a fight, taking out my earrings Don't you know the vibe? Don't you know the feeling? You should spend the night, catch me on your ceiling That's your prize, that's your prize Well
2024, Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert, “That's So True”, in The Secret of Us, performed by Gracie Abrams:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puts up a fight | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| putting up a fight | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put up a fight | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put up a fight | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
pl stawić opór (to offer some form of resistance to an attack) · fi laittaa vastaan (to offer some form of resistance to an attack) · pl stawiać opór (to offer some form of resistance to an attack) · sv göra motstånd (to offer some form of resistance to an attack) · fi tapella vastaan (to offer some form of resistance to an attack) · sv streta emot (to offer some form of resistance to an attack) · fi taistella vastaan (to offer some form of resistance to an attack)