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VERB:
fend·ed, fend·ing, fends
VERB:
tr.
  1. To ward off. Often used with off: fend off an attack.
  2. Archaic To defend.
VERB:
intr.
  1. To make an effort to resist: fend against the cold.
  2. To attempt to manage without assistance: had to fend for ourselves until we were rescued.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fenden, short for defenden, to defend ; see defend


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