fend
n. தன்னுதவி, தற்சார்பு, (வினை) தவிர், தட்டி விலக்கு, தடைசெய், தள்ளிவை, வேண்டுவன காத்தமை, தேவைக்கு ஏற்பாடு செய்.
Fend, n. Defn: A fiend. [Obs.] Chaucer. Fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n. Fending.] Etym: [Abbrev. fr. defend.] Defn: To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows. With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. Dryden. To fend off a boat or vessel (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence. Fend, v. i. Defn: To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning. Locke.