| Definitions of 'fend' |
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1. (verb) fend
try to manage without help
"The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
2. (verb) resist, stand, fend
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"
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| Definitions of 'fend' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fend
a fiend
2. (verb) fend
to keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows
3. (verb) fend
to act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off
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