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Fend

Fend Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fend? [v] withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [v] try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fend: resist \| stand Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fend: anticipate \| arm \| armor \| avert \| bar \| beat off \| bless \| block \| bulwark \| champion \| check \| cloak \| compass about \| copyright \| counter \| cover \| cushion \| debar \| defend \| deflect \| deter \| discourage \| dishearten \| divert \| drive back \| ensure \| estop \| exclude \| fence \| fend off \| forbid \| foreclose \| forestall \| get by \| guarantee \| guard \| harbor \| haven \| help \| hinder \| hold at bay \| hold off \| insure \| keep \| keep at bay \| keep from \| keep from harm \| keep off \| make do \| make out \| make safe \| nestle \| obstruct \| obviate \| parry \| patent \| police \| preclude \| prevent \| prohibit \| protect \| push back \| put back \| rebuff \| register \| repel \| repulse \| resist \| ride shotgun for \| rule out \| safeguard \| save \| screen \| secure \| shelter \| shield \| shroud \| stave off \| stop \| turn aside \| underwrite \| ward off See Also \| contend \| cope \| deal \| defend \| fight \| fight back \| fight down \| get by \| grapple \| make do \| make out \| manage \| oppose Fend In Webster's Dictionary \Fend\, n. A fiend. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.] To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows. With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. --Dryden. {To fend off a} {boat or vessel} (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence. \Fend\, v. i. To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning. --Locke.

Fend Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fend?

[v] withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
[v] try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fend: resist | stand

Fend In Webster's Dictionary

\Fend\, n.
A fiend. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.]
To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward
off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.

      With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. --Dryden.

{To fend off a} {boat or vessel} (Naut.), to prevent its
   running against anything with too much violence.


\Fend\, v. i.
To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to
parry; to shift off.

      The dexterous management of terms, and being able to
      fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of
      learning.                                --Locke.

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