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keep at distance
| Main Entry: |
fend off
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at bay |
| Synonyms: | avert, avoid, beat off, deflect, drive back, hold at bay, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, resist, snub, spurn, stave off, turn aside, ward off |
| Antonyms: | let in |
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