2
shotgun(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
2
stonewall(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
2
stop(verb, separate, prevent, resist, defend)
2
uphold(verb, maintain, defend)
1
brook
1
answer(verb, defend)
1
argue(verb, defend)
1
arm
1
armor
1
assure(verb, support, cover, keep, maintain)
1
attend(verb, cover, keep, secure, defend)
1
baby-sit(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
1
backfire(verb, defend)
1
barricade(verb, defend)
1
bend(verb, slip, bounce, glance, hook)
1
bless
1
buffer(verb, defend)
1
care for(verb, expression, support, cover, keep)
1
chaperon(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
1
chaperone(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
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