fend

About 0.91 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
2. verb To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
3. noun Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.
4. noun An enemy; fiend; the Devil.

Similar words

use rely manage prevent stand avoid defend avoiding fill fight

Often followed by

for off them him the it you a to me

Word family

fended fending fends