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Verb
S:
(v)
fend
(try to manage without help)
"The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
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resist
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stand
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fend
(withstand the force of something)
"The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"