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Fend off

To defend against; to repel with force or effort

📖 Definitions of "Fend off"

verb
  1. 1

    To defend against; to repel with force or effort

    "They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail."

  2. 2

    To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

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