fend away

To turn away or deny; to keep something at bay; to fight or ward off. The governor fended away questions about his role in the money laundering scandal. I fended away the blows of my attackers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sameera (1)	-	Arabic
Apollinariya	-	Russian
Batraz	-	Ossetian, Caucasian Mythology
Estee	-	Jewish
Anri	-	Georgian
Astrophel	-	Literature