Fend
Fend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Usage example: uses self-deprecating humor to fend herself from serious criticism
Nearby Word: fending
Wall
Wall verb - Surround with a wall in order to fortify.
Common collocations
thanks | fend thanks | wall thanks |
Both words in one sentence
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Pyrrhic Victory: At the end of volume 4/episode 13, humanity manages to fend off the swarm of Gastrea invading Tokyo and repaired the Monolith wall.
Source: Light Novel / Black Bullet -
But, in one cartoon, "Double Date Don", Daisy's neighbor Clara Cluck falls in love with him, with him mostly trying to fend her off and finish building Daisy a brick wall.
Source: Clueless Chick Magnet
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