English Explanatory Dictionary

fend off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort
  2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

fend off fends off fending off fended off

Etymology

fend + off

Synonyms

turn away drive away ward off

Related words

defend defense fend and prove fend away fender fend for oneself forfend hold off
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