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"The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"verbwithstand the force of somethingtype of:
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"The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"verbtry to manage without help
Definition that contains fend
- mind be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
- open not defended or capable of being defended
- excuse defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- answer the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- cover protect or defend (a position in a game)
- ground a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- apologize defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- ticket a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
- soldier a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
- defense a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him