fend vs cope

fend is not a noun while cope is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fend	No	No	Yes	No
cope	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cope is a hypernym of fend; that is, cope is a word with a broader meaning than fend:

fend: try to manage without help
cope: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

Other hypernyms of fend include contend, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage.

fend (noun)	cope (noun)
	brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
	a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

fend (verb)	cope (verb)
withstand the force of something	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
try to manage without help