fend
1. try to manage without help - The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died • Hypernyms: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP 2. withstand the force of something - The trees resisted her - stand the test of time - The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow • Syn: resist, stand • Derivationally related forms: fender, stand (for: stand), resistant (for: resist) • Hypernyms: fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend • Verb Group: stand, remain firm • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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