Synonym: resist, stand. Similar words: defend, fend off, offender, defender, defendant, fence, offense, defense. Meaning: [fend] 
v. 1. try to manage without help 2. withstand the force of something.
v. 1. try to manage without help 2. withstand the force of something. 
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1 They are now orphans and we must fend for them.
2 She raised her arm up to fend branches from her eyes.
3 He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick.
4 He was able to fend off the blow with his arm.
5 We were brought up to fend for ourselves when we were still quite young.
6 The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.
7 We must fend against poverty.
8 She held up her arm to fend him off.
9 The minister had to fend off some awkward questions.
10 We must strive and fend.
11 Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions.
12 He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
13 The children were left to fend for themselves.
14 The minister had to fend off some awkward questions from reporters.
15 The police had to fend off allegations of institutional racism after a black suspect was beaten by four white police officers.
16 Can you fend off the other boat with your pole?
17 Tabitha threw up an arm to fend her attacker off.
18 It's our duty to fend off a thief from obtaining his gains.
19 The company managed to fend off the hostile takeover bid.
20 I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.
21 She managed to fend her attackers off for some time.
22 She uses her secretary to fend off unwanted phone calls.
23 The fox was released into the wild when it was old enough to fend for itself.
24 fend for yourself to look after yourself without help from anyone else: His parents agreed to pay the rent for his apartment but otherwise left him to fend for himself.
25 It is time you left home and learnt to fend for yourself.
26 The old couple have no one to do housework; they have to fend for themselves.
27 He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer.
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29 His parents agreed to pay the rent for his apartment but otherwise left him to fend for himself.
30 The woman and her young baby had been thrown out and left to fend for themselves.