About The Word Fend
Learn about the word Fend to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Fend definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Faro ‐ a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards…
- Delphinus delphis ‐ black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one…
- Phonation ‐ the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the…
- Paracheirodon axelrodi ‐ small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil…
- Progeny ‐ the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of…
- Absolution ‐ the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced…
- Kampong ‐ a native village…
- Musicality ‐ the property of sounding…
- Viktor lvovich korchnoi ‐ Russian chess master…
- Shopsoiled ‐ worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise…