ALL meanings of fend off
fend off
F f - transitivephrasal verb fend off defend yourself against sb 1
- transitivephrasal verb fend off defend yourself against sth 1
- transitivephrasal verb fend off avoid sth 1
- phrasal verb fend off If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely. 0
- phrasal verb fend off If you fend off someone who is attacking you, you use your arms or something such as a stick to defend yourself from their blows. 0
- noun fend off to ward off 0
- verb fend off To ward off; to drive (something) away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort. 0
- verb fend off (nautical) To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence. 0