3
bulwark(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
crash(verb, business, attack, enter, offend)
3
fasten(verb, move, place, set, fix)
3
garrison(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
imbed(verb, stick, abide, embed)
3
impact(surround, insert, implant)
3
interlope(verb, offend, violate, interrupt, impose)
3
mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
push in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, surround, interrupt)
3
screen(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
set in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, surround, insert)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
barge in(verb, expression, business, interrupt, impose)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
burst in(verb, expression, attack, enter, breach)
2
butt in(verb, expression, business, interrupt, impose)
2
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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