| slovo | definícia |
fend off
(mass) | fend off
- odraziť |
fend off
(encz) | fend off,odrazit |
fend off
(encz) | fend off,vyhnout se něčemu |
fend off
(wn) | fend off
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate,
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
To fend off a boat
(gcide) | Fend \Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fending.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.]
To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward
off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.
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With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. --Dryden.
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To fend off a boat or To fend off a vessel (Naut.), to
prevent its running against anything with too much
violence.
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To fend off a vessel
(gcide) | Fend \Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fending.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.]
To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward
off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.
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With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. --Dryden.
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To fend off a boat or To fend off a vessel (Naut.), to
prevent its running against anything with too much
violence.
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