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Definition fend in American English

fend verb

verb
/fend/
1

to defend yourself against an attack

Example

His opponent jumped back and tried to fend off the blows.

Synonyms and related words
fight off fend off stand up to
2

to protect yourself from a criticism or difficulty by ignoring it or not dealing directly with it

Example

So far he has managed to fend off attacks on his reputation.

Synonyms and related words
fight off fend off stand up to
Definition fend in American English