82 entries under verb topic. ×

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weapon(defense, arms, arm, equip)
8
shield(noun, hold, maintain, oppose)
4
cover(noun, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
guard(noun, hold, maintain, secure)
2
avert(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
cherish(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
contend(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
defend(secure, protect, guard, shield)
2
entrench(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
espouse(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fight(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fight for(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
fortify(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
garrison(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
guard against(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
hedge(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, maintain)
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