fend

verbs

try to manage without help
"The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
fend
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come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage
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"
fend, resist, stand
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