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fend

(f/E/nd )

try to manage without help(verb.social)

Example:
The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died.

source: wordnet30
withstand the force of something(verb.competition)

Example:
The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow.

Synonym:
resist, stand

source: wordnet30
To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.(verb)

source: webster1913
To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.(verb)

source: webster1913

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