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