fend vs manage

fend and manage both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

fend (verb)	manage (verb)
withstand the force of something	handle effectively
try to manage without help	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	watch and direct
	carry on or function
	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
	achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
	be successful; achieve a goal