manage vs fend

manage and fend both are verbs.

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

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

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

manage (verb)	fend (verb)
handle effectively	withstand the force of something
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of	try to manage without help
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