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What (who) is fend - definition

fend

v. (d; intr.) to fend for (to fend for oneself)

fend

¦ verb

1. (fend for oneself) look after and provide for oneself.

2. (fend someone/thing off) defend oneself from an attack or attacker.

Origin

ME: shortening of defend; cf. fence and fencible.

Fend

·noun A Fiend.

II. Fend ·vt To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out;

- often with off; as, to fend off blows.

III. Fend ·vi To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to Resist; to Parry; to shift off.

Examples of use of fend

1. She used a police defence technique to fend him off.

2. Some left doors open so pets could fend for themselves.

3. Residents washed out of house and home were left to fend for themselves.

4. I think it‘s appalling that she was just dumped by a taxi to fend for herself.

5. The cost–cutting effort was part of a strategy to fend off the merger.