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fending


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fend 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fend 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fend 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fend 
 
  2  senses  of  fend 
 
  Sense  1 
  fend 
  =>  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
 
  Sense  2 
  resist,  stand  fend 
  =>  fight,  oppose,  fight  back  fight  down  defend 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fend 
 
  fend  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fend 
 
  Sense  1 
  fend 
  =>  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
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  Sense  2 
  resist,  stand  fend 
  =>  fight,  oppose,  fight  back  fight  down  defend 
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  Overview  of  verb  fend 
 
  The  verb  fend  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fend  --  (try  to  manage  without  help;  "The  youngsters  had  to  fend  for  themselves  after  their  parents  died") 
  2.  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") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fending 
  defending 
  offending 
  unoffending 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fend 
 
  The  verb  fend  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fend  --  (try  to  manage  without  help;  "The  youngsters  had  to  fend  for  themselves  after  their  parents  died") 
  2.  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") 



fending definition