Fend /(?)/
Fend
n.
- A fiend. [Obs.]
Fend
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n. Fending
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To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.
With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.
Phrases & Compounds
- To fend off a boat
- to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.
Fend
v. i.
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To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.
The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning.