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Main Entry:	fend [fend] Show IPA/fɛnd/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defend
Synonyms:	bulwark, cover, dodge, guard, oppose, parry, protect, repel, resist, safeguard, screen, secure, shield
Antonyms:	surrender, yield

Main Entry:	deflect
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bounce off; turn aside
Synonyms:	avert, bend, cover up, curve, deviate, disperse, diverge, divert, fend, glance off, hold off, hook, keep off, parry, pivot, ricochet, sheer, shy, sidetrack, slew, slip, swerve, twist, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl, wind

Main Entry:	guard
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	protect, watch
Synonyms:	attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, cover up, defend, escort, fend, keep, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, see after, shelter, shepherd, shield, shotgun, stonewall, superintend, supervise, tend
Antonyms:	disregard, forget, ignore, neglect

* = informal/non-formal usage

Example Sentences

Flu shots may do more for the elderly than fend off the flu, new research shows.

Well, that's okay because men are strong and can fend for themselves.

In this deep recession only the government can prop up demand and fend off economic disaster.

Flu shots may do more for the elderly than fend off the flu, new research shows.

Well, that's okay because men are strong and can fend for themselves.

In this deep recession only the government can prop up demand and fend off economic disaster.

Young turkeys quickly learn to fend for themselves as part of mother/child flocks that can include dozens of animals.

The best way to fend off future hearing loss is to protect your ears with earplugs or noise-reducing earmuffs.

Easy-care plants and materials create a low-maintenance garden that can fend for itself for weeks at a stretch.

Enemies then attack the tower from all angles, and you fend them off with a weapon placed on top of the tower.

That's a way both to fend off rivals and to mitigate risk in the deal.

But the region is better prepared than it used to be to fend off hunger.

Victoria must protect and provide for her young while simultaneously teaching them how to hunt and fend for themselves.

New shields to fend off evolving battlefield threats.

Use these shrubs in native plantings or rural low-maintenance gardens where they can fend for themselves.

There are several ways to boost the immune system so it can better fend off infections.

So a handful began reaching out to ranchers, offering them money and tools to fend off wolves without killing them.

Andersen outlined proposals to fend off some of the criticism.

Many animals use venom, or poison, to catch their prey and fend off enemies.

Virtual safety bubble erected around future cars by smart sensor systems will fend off accidents.

Yes, there are better ways to fend off a nap than jamming a pen into your thigh under the table.

Even where the government or aid agencies are present, the help is patchy at best, with many left to fend for themselves.

Without claws, spiny lobsters use their antennae to fend off predators.

For their part, the ants help to fend off would-be plant eaters.

She is protecting a newborn, too small to fend for itself, and the male poses a direct threat to her offspring.

My grandfather was of the second generation, sold the company and let my father fend for himself.

My mother is constantly sick and can no longer fend for us.

It's time for them to move out and fend for themselves.

There will always be more illogic and confusion than science can fend off.

At the end of the process, the client's own management is expected to be able to fend for itself.

For example, the spikes on this porcupine fish help the fish fend off danger.

The matter is further obscured by the nature of the threats they aim to fend off.

It should use that credibility to fend off weakness now.

They use their large bosses and horns to fend off attacking lions.

In a non-native habitat, fish become susceptible to parasites, diseases and predators that they are not equipped to fend off.

But hundreds of thousands will be expected to fend for themselves.

August is an especially tough time for young lions that have been left to fend for themselves.

The crucial result she refers to is exactly how much antigen it will take to fend off the virus.

There, poorly trained, unarmed rangers have to fend for themselves.

The immature newborn offspring crawls up into the pouch and lives inside it until they are large enough to fend for themselves.

Workers are left to fend for themselves: no independent unions, no free press, few community groups.

As food supplies dwindle populations sustained by aid will have to fend for themselves.

In the summertime they leave them out on the range to fend for themselves and graze.

But that would mean that insurance companies would have to fend for themselves.

When they are healthy, piñon can fend off beetle attacks by producing sap.

They routinely get car-bombed and have to fend off attacks.

Otherwise her story serves only to exorcise her own demons and leaves the helpless stepchild to fend for herself.

But it's hard to fend off the suspicion that the whole thing might be a hoax.

When danger lurks, the prairie dog males fend for themselves, but the females look out for the community.

And certain bugs are fortified with fats and vitamins that could help fend of malnutrition and starvation.

It's tough enough for bag toters to fend off the threat posed by motorized golf carts.

Just so you don't think he's heartless, my husband did not wish to let him fend for himself during the bullying moment.

Pets may or may not help fend off developing allergies but they will help keep the house from being antiseptically clean.

And that in turn makes us go to great lengths to extend our lives and to fend off death.

The two little girls are left back at the labour camp to fend for themselves.

Recent studies have also suggested that a topical cream based on the beverage may help fend off skin cancer.

From a survivalist point of view, it would be in a person's best interest to fend for himself or herself.

It survived the low-fat movement, somehow, and then managed to fend off a coup by tiramisu.

As new rivals appear, the tycoons are using all means at their disposal to fend them off.

The remains are the first evidence to suggest that extinct mammals used venom to either capture prey or fend off predators.

Added bonus: the gripping action helps fend off carpal tunnel.

Wilson said the fungi appeared to soak up nutrients at a bruised site and fend off the bacteria that rot the fruit.

During her presidency the economy boomed but then sagged, and she had to fend off several military-coup attempts.

Of course, nobody would choose to go back to the bad old days of dubious drainage and rampant infections to fend off asthma.

The printer makers are eager to fend off refillers that offer consumers a cheaper option.

Many companies are hunting for drugs to fend off this sort of memory loss.

The lion's share live in the intestinal tract, where they help fend off bad bacteria and aid in digesting our dinners.

We were left alone on video game island, to fend for ourselves.

Muammar el-Qaddafi's government as it sought to fend off rebel fighters this.

Doctors who inflict dozens of unnecessary tests on patients to fend off lawsuits take less pride in their work.

Carriers are doing what they can to fend off this deluge.

Gay men and lesbians may develop their sharpened gaydar to fend off anti-gay prejudice.

China is considering various policies to stem the rise in reserves and fend off pressure for a revaluation.

Pups at this stage have been recently abandoned by their mothers and must fend for themselves.

Patients were left to fend for themselves on the streets.

With the financial sector in disarray companies with operations across the euro zone would fend for themselves in each country.

Vitamins and minerals found in this paste help fend off aging and reduce skin bloating and puffiness.

Still larger increases may well be necessary to fend off further pensioner revolts.

In time they might even give up control and leave companies to fend for themselves in emerging pan-European.

These games can be argued enable people to fend of aggresion and practice aspects of social interaction.

We were let off the plane and then left to fend for ourselves.

Main Entry:	protect
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	take care of; guard from harm
Synonyms:	assure, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases, cover up, cushion, defend, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary, go to bat for, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, keep safe, look after, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, shotgun, stand guard, stonewall, support, take under wing, watch, watch over
Antonyms:	attack, harm, hurt, injure

Main Entry:	safeguard
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	protect
Synonyms:	assure, bulwark, conserve, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guard, insure, look after, preserve, ride shotgun, save, screen, secure, shield, watch over
Antonyms:	endanger, harm, hurt, injure, lay open

Main Entry:	screen
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hide, protect
Synonyms:	adumbrate, blind, block out, bulwark, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, close, conceal, cover, cover up, defend, disguise, ensconce, fend, guard, mask, obscure, obstruct, safeguard, seclude, secrete, secure, separate, shade, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, shut off, shut out, shutter, stash, umbrage, veil, wall off
Antonyms:	lay open, open, reveal, uncover

Main Entry:	secure
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	protect, make safe
Synonyms:	assure, bulwark, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guarantee, guard, insure, safeguard, screen, shield
Antonyms:	endanger, harm, hurt, injure

Main Entry:	shield
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	protect
Synonyms:	bulwark, chamber, conceal, cover, cover all bases, cover up, defend, fend, give cover, give shelter, go to bat for, guard, harbor, haven, house, ride shotgun, roof, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shotgun, stonewall, take under one's wing, ward off
Antonyms:	endanger, lay bare, open, uncover

Main Entry:	ward/ward off
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defend, guard
Synonyms:	avert, avoid, beat off, block, check, deflect, deter, divert, fend, foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, hold off, interrupt, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, keep off, obviate, parry, preclude, prevent, rebuff, rebut, repel, repulse, rule out, stave off, stop, stymie*, thwart, turn, turn aside, turn away
Antonyms:	lay bare, make vulnerable, open

* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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