| entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| foster(verb, support, hold, cover, keep) |
| garrison(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| guard against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| harbor(verb, support, cover, keep, secure) |
| harbour |
| hedge(verb, support, hold, cover, keep) |
| hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, maintain) |
| insure(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| keep(verb, support, cover, secure, defend) |
| keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sustain, protect) |
| maintain(verb, hold, oppose, secure, protect) |
| mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| oppose(verb, hold, maintain, secure, resist) |
| panoply(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |