fend vs fight down

fend and fight down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fend	No	No	Yes	No
fight down	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of fend include defend, fight, fight back, oppose.

fend (verb)	fight down (verb)
withstand the force of something	fight against or resist strongly
try to manage without help