8
protect(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose)
8
safeguard(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
7
guard(verb, hold, keep, maintain, secure)
6
defend(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
6
shield(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
5
shelter(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
4
save(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
4
care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
4
conserve(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
4
preserve(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
3
bulwark(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
3
look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
3
uphold(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
cover(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
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