Fend

Word FEND
Character 4
Hyphenation fend
Pronunciations /fɛnd/

Definitions and meanings of "Fend"

What do we mean by fend?

To ward off. Often used with off: intransitive verb

To defend. intransitive verb

To make an effort to resist. intransitive verb

To attempt to manage without assistance. intransitive verb

A Middle English form of fiend. noun

To defend; protect; guard.

To keep off; prevent from entering or impinging; ward off; forbid: usually followed by off: as, to fend off blows. Compare fen.

To support; maintain.

To act in opposition; offer resistance.

To parry; fence.

To make provision; give care.

The shift which one makes for one's self, whether for sustenance or in any other respect; self-defense or self-support. noun

To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off. transitive verb

To prevent its running against anything with too much violence. transitive verb

To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. intransitive verb

A fiend. noun

To take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself. verb

To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off). verb

An enemy; fiend; the Devil. noun

Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fend

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The word "fend" in example sentences

And we were quite disturbed at the end of it, when we found that Rosario had actually put a false name on this note that he shoved in the baby ` s diaper and just left him the way that he did in this parking lot, and as you had mentioned, defenseless, to kind of fend for himself. ❋ Unknown (2008)

TIMONEY: Well, that's a-- my understanding is, and I don't know too much about that case, but my understanding was this young 15-year - old may have been bullied in school and brought it with him to school just to kind of fend off bullies. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"This is not an intended strike (but) Weyman has adopted a technique with his fend which is highly reckless," Kite argued. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Let's face it," Warren said, "This is sort of how we went about the rescue -- we rescued at the top and we left the bottom to kind of fend for itself -- and that's showing up in the unemployment numbers." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instead, religions have had to fend for themselves in attracting, and retaining, members. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

There is another group who think that the best solution is to do away with all these pensions and let those people fend for themselves. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

She had suffered extensive damage to her trachea and jaw, broken ribs, and internal injuries and had lost two fingers from her right hand trying to fend off the wolf. ❋ Molly Harper (2011)

Then he lost that personal comfort, so he took his own life and left Dick and his mother to fend for themselves. ❋ Christina Meldrum (2011)

To fend off accusations that he is only supportive of fossil fuels, he often points out that Texas is a leader in wind energy, but credit for that largely goes to George W. Bush, who passed a renewable portfolio standard in 1999 when he was governor. ❋ Donnie Fowler (2011)

As the West debates whether to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, rebels there are left to fend for themselves against pro-government forces pushing eastward toward Benghazi. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Cro Cop is still strong and scary enough to fend off and intimidate the pretenders to the UFC heavyweight throne, but is way past the point of matching bona fide top tier guys in competitive two-way action. ❋ Elliot Worsell (2011)

America needs more senators like Byrd to fend off the Greedy Old Party (GOP) of NEVER. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"It's nice," says Mr. Fickster, standing beside the tree, now wrapped in wire to fend off fresh baboon attacks. ❋ Peter Wonacott (2011)

After Wall Street received a trillion-dollar rescue from Treasury and the Fed, they were left alone to fend for themselves. ❋ RJ (2011)

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