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"etymology_text": "fend + off",
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"text": "They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.",
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"ref": "2024 April 27, Alastair Telfer, “England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick”, in BBC Sport",
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"To defend against; to repel with force or effort"
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"word": "fend and prove"
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"word": "fend away"
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"word": "fender"
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"word": "fend for oneself"
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"word": "forfend"
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"word": "hold off"
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"word": "turn away"
},
{
"word": "drive away"
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{
"word": "ward off"
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"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "dəf etmək"
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "abwehren"
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"roman": "avaráro",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "αβαράρω"
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "afastar"
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "alejar"
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "defetmek"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "kovmak"
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"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "savuşturmak"
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"To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence."
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"(nautical) To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence."
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"etymology_text": "fend + off",
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"form": "fends off",
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"word": "defend"
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"word": "defense"
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{
"word": "fend and prove"
},
{
"word": "fend away"
},
{
"word": "fender"
},
{
"word": "fend for oneself"
},
{
"word": "forfend"
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{
"word": "hold off"
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"text": "They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.",
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},
{
"ref": "2024 April 27, Alastair Telfer, “England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "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.",
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"To defend against; to repel with force or effort"
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "turn away"
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"word": "drive away"
},
{
"word": "ward off"
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"To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence."
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"(nautical) To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence."
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "dəf etmək"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "repousser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "abwehren"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "avaráro",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "αβαράρω"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "repelir"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "afastar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "repeler"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "ahuyentar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "alejar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "defetmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "kovmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against",
"word": "savuşturmak"
}
],
"word": "fend off"
}
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