"go down fighting" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes down fighting [present, singular, third-person], going down fighting [participle, present], went down fighting [past], gone down fighting [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> down fighting|head=go down fighting}} go down fighting (third-person singular simple present goes down fighting, present participle going down fighting, simple past went down fighting, past participle gone down fighting)
  1. To continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.
    Sense id: en-go_down_fighting-en-verb-q6I1JOGO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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