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fend off

verb

Etymology

fend + off

Definitions

  1. To defend against

    To defend against; to repel with force or effort

    • They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
    • France spent large portions of the opening half in England territory and despite scoring the pick of the first-half tries - when Menager fended off Jess Breach to finish off a superb backs move - struggled to convert their chances.

  2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA