"fight down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fights down [present, singular, third-person], fighting down [participle, present], fought down [participle, past], fought down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fight<,,fought> down}} fight down (third-person singular simple present fights down, present participle fighting down, simple past and past participle fought down)
  1. (transitive) To suppress (a feeling or emotion). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fight_down-en-verb-9cAxubBr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

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          "text": "He fought down the urge to laugh.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "She fought down the rage building up inside her.",
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        "To suppress (a feeling or emotion)."
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        "(transitive) To suppress (a feeling or emotion)."
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