fend sb off
— phrasal verb with fend /fend/ verbDefinition
› to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person: He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick. She spent the entire evening fending off unwanted admirers.Responding to an attack
(Definition of fend sb off from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beat sb off phrasal verb
- beat sb/sth back phrasal verb
- capitulate verb
- defensive adjective
- fight back phrasal verb
- fight fire with fire idiom
- hold out phrasal verb (DEFEND)
- parry verb
- reflex noun
- repel verb (FORCE AWAY)
- repulse verb (PUSH AWAY)
- resist verb
- resistance noun
- retreat noun (POSITION)
- retreat verb (POSITION)
- see sb off phrasal verb (GET RID OF)
- the Resistance noun
- ward sth off phrasal verb
- white flag noun
- withdrawal noun (TAKING OUT)
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