127 entries under defend topic. ×
| relieve(verb, support, help, keep, develop) | |
| save(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) | |
| shore up(verb, expression, support, help, keep) | |
| side with(verb, expression, support, hold, help) | |
| square(support, favor, explain, substantiate) | |
| stand behind(verb, expression, support, hold, help) | |
| stay(verb, hold, help, maintain, establish) | |
| stick by(verb, expression, hold, help, maintain) | |
| stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold) | |
| supply(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) | |
| take the part of(verb, expression, idiom, hold, help) | |
| throw in with(verb, expression, idiom, hold, help) | |
| tote(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) | |
| transfer(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) | |
| transport(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) | |
| vindicate(support, back, explain, authorize) | |
| be there for(verb, help, aid, comfort) | |
| bear one out(expression, idiom, support, back) | |
| come to defense of(expression, idiom, support, back) | |
| cover for(expression, support, back) |
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