Fend and Keep

Fend

Fend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: uses self-deprecating humor to fend herself from serious criticism

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Keep and fend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Fend".

Nearby Word: fending

Keep verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: may God bless and keep you

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Fend and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fend" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

life	fend life	keep life
way	fend way	keep way

Fortunately, you can fend them off with your flashlight and keep them out of your room with your doors if you see or hear them coming.

Source: Videogame / Five Nights at Freddy's 4
As he couldn't keep any borrowed powers once their owner left his radius, there wasn't much he could do by himself and couldn't even fend off a pair of human bullies.

Source: Power Copying
In fact, at that point you can collect the minerals and keep your units near the last base so you can fend off the attacks easily.

Source: Breather Level

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