| defend(verb, support, stop, close, cover) |
| protect(verb, close, cover, attack, keep) |
| shield(verb, support, close, cover, attack) |
| resist(verb, cover, separate, prevent, defend) |
| guard(noun, verb, stop, close, cover) |
| parry(verb, stop, cover, separate, turn) |
| safeguard(verb, support, close, cover, attack) |
| secure(verb, support, close, cover, attack) |
| screen(verb, support, cover, keep, maintain) |
| ward(verb, attack, keep, defend, deflect) |
| repel(verb, cover, separate, turn, allow) |
| shelter(noun, verb, support, close, cover) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover) |
| avert(verb, stop, separate, slip, prevent) |
| beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |
| cover(verb, support, keep, maintain, secure) |
| deflect(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) |
| repulse(verb, separate, turn, allow, strike) |
| stand |
| bar(verb, defend) |