About The Word Fend
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Fend
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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. |
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