83 entries under protect topic. ×

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nourish(verb, hold, take, keep, maintain)
2
resist(hold, keep, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
salvage(keep, release, free, save)
2
take in(verb, expression, hold, take, get)
1
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
bail one out(expression, idiom, keep, release, free)
1
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
beat off(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
1
bulwark(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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deliver(verb, keep, release, free)
1
disembarrass(keep, release, free, save)
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disentangle(keep, release, free, save)
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emancipate(keep, release, free, save)
1
entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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extricate(keep, release, free, save)
1
fend off(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
1
fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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fight for(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
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fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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