fend
//fɛnd//
Verb
fendInfinitive
fendPresent tense
fendedPast tense
fendedPast participle
fendingPresent participle
fendsThird-person singular
1
To look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others.
After graduating, she had to fend for herself in a new city.
2
To defend oneself against a blow, attack, or attacker; to ward off.
She raised her arm to fend off the blow.