the rock stars had to fend off the screaming and swarming girls as they exited the building
Fend off, mate!
Fend Off is to attack. This is because a parry can be used to "blow" and fend off can be attacking.
The present tense of "fend" is "fends." For example, "He fends off criticism."
Justin Bieber has to fend off all the screaming girls when he tours.
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It tries to fend off disease
Great Britain was able to fend off Napoleon's invasion thanks to the superior quality and skill in naval warfare of its fleet.
It tries to fend off disease
Fend is no longer used very much, but here are two places you might see it (it generally means to ward off, to repel, to keep something away from oneself): Because he no longer has his big brother to protect him, I guess he will have to fend for himself. Although we tried to enjoy the picnic, we had to fend off a lot of hungry mosquitos.
An example of a protein that helps fight off infection is antibodies.
Battle of Britain