3
defend(verb, secure, protect, guard, shield)
3
hedge(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
screen(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
bulwark(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
garrison(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
guard(verb, hold, maintain, secure, protect)
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