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fights a rearguard action

fights a rearguard action is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fight a rearguard action.

Meaning of fight a rearguard action

Verb

fight a rearguard action (third-person singular simple present fights a rearguard action, present participle fighting a rearguard action, simple past and past participle fought a rearguard action)

  1. Synonym of fight a losing battle.

Questions about fights a rearguard action

What is fights a rearguard action the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fights a rearguard action is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fight a rearguard action.

Words near fights a rearguard action in the dictionary

  1. fightless
  2. fightress
  3. fightresses
  4. fights
  5. fights a losing battle
  6. fights a rearguard action
  7. fights back
  8. fights cocum
  9. fights down
  10. fights fire with fire
  11. fights fires

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