fend sb off
— phrasal verb with fend uk/fend/us/fend/verb
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beat sb off
- beat sb/sth back
- capitulate
- counterattack
- fight
- fight back
- fight fire with fire idiom
- hold out
- parry
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- resistance
- resistance
- retreat
- see sb off
- stand up to sb/sth
- strike
- withdrawal
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