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fend (fĕnd)

[Middle English fenden, short for defenden, to defend; see defend.]

verb: fend·ed, fend·ing, fends. 

transitive verb 

  1. To ward off. Often used with off: fend off an attack.
  2. Archaic To defend.

intransitive verb 

  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.