Fend: alternatives and connections

To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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A covering for the head.

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A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

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The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege.

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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.