make out vs fend

fend vs make out

make out and fend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make out	No	No	Yes	No
fend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fend is a hyponym of make out; that is, fend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make out:

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

Other hyponyms of make out include extemporize, improvise, cut, hack, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by.

make out (verb)	fend (verb)
distinguish by sight or hearing	withstand the force of something
make out and issue	try to manage without help
write all the required information onto a form
imply or suggest
try to establish
have sexual intercourse with
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
detect with the senses
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
proceed or get along

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