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fend someone or something off to hold someone or something off; to fight someone or something off. We knew we could fend them off only a little while longer. They could not fend off the attackers. shift for oneself and fend for oneself to get along by oneself; to support oneself. I'm sorry, I can't pay your rent anymore. You'll just have to shift for yourself. When I became twenty years old, I left home and began to fend for myself. fend for yourself to take care of yourself The girl took everything she could carry and left the boy all alone to fend for himself. fend off somebody also fend somebody off 1. to stop someone from coming too near to you She was never very good at fending off the boys. 2. to stop someone from hurting you The young woman was able to fend off the robber. Related vocabulary: ward off somebody/somethingfend off something also fend something off to prevent something from happening A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off somethingHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Alternating chapters tell their stories over the course of four subzero January days, as Albert fends off the wolves he'd meant to trap and Johnny fends off indecision, caught between his grandmother's insistence that he find his grandfather and his tribal-official uncle's counsel to let him be. They are continuing to describe not only how the microbe synthesizes that reinforced cell wall, but also other ways in which the bacterium fends off drugs. No more standing near the finish line as Saugus track standout Shannon Murakami fends off oncoming opponents to win the race again. |
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