fend

Fend is defined as to stand up to, resist or defend.

(verb)

An example of fend is spraying your roof with water when a fire is nearby.
An example of fend is someone without any shooting or defense skills trying to fight off an intruder.

See fend in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Archaic to defend

Origin: ME fenden, aphetic for defenden, defend

intransitive verb

to resist; parry

See fend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb fend·ed, fend·ing, fends

verb, transitive

verb, intransitive

To make an effort to resist: fend against the cold.
To attempt to manage without assistance: had to fend for ourselves until we were rescued.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English fenden

Origin: , short for defenden, to defend; see defend

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