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fend off (third-person singular simple present fends off, present participle fending off, simple past and past participle fended off)

1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort

   Synonyms: turn away, drive away, ward off

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

   • 2024 April 27, Alastair Telfer, “England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick”, in BBC Sport‎:

     France spent large portions of the opening half in England territory and despite scoring the pick of the first-half tries - when Menager fended off Jess Breach to finish off a superb backs move - struggled to convert their chances.

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

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• hold off