fight down vs contend

fight down and contend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fight down	No	No	Yes	No
contend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contend is a hypernym of fight down; that is, contend is a word with a broader meaning than fight down:

Other hypernyms of fight down include fight, struggle.

fight down (verb)	contend (verb)
fight against or resist strongly	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
	have an argument about something
	maintain or assert
	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
	be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available