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Verb fend has 2 senses
- fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
--1 is one way to cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- resist, stand, fend - 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"
--2 is one way to fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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