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FEND FOR
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
She supported the motion to strike
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "fend for" is one way to...):
argue; reason (present reasons and arguments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fend for"):
apologise; apologize; excuse; rationalise; rationalize (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning)
take sides with; take someone's side (support someone (as in an argument))
stand up; stick up (defend against attack or criticism)
uphold (stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something