English to English noun
1 |
A fiend. | | source: webster1913 verb
2 |
try to manage without help | | Example: The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died
source: wordnet30
3 |
withstand the force of something | | Example: The trees resisted her stand the test of time The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
source: wordnet30
4 |
To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows. | | source: webster1913
5 |
To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. | | source: webster1913
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