128 entries under defend topic. ×

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conserve(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
7
fend(verb, support, close, cover, keep)
7
watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
6
barricade(noun, verb, cover, position)
6
buffer(noun, verb, care, guard)
6
bulwark(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
5
insulate(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
5
support(noun, verb, fix, cover, keep)
4
answer(noun, verb, defense)
4
chamber(noun, verb, break, cut, cover)
4
keep safe(verb, expression, support, hold, cover)
4
police(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
4
sustain(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
3
backfire(noun, verb, defense)
3
counterattack(noun, verb, defense)
3
entertain(support, stop, hold, take, accept)
3
look after(verb, expression, support, hold, fix)
3
nourish(verb, support, hold, fix, love)
3
nurture(verb, support, fix, love, honor)
3
oppose(verb, hold, maintain, secure)
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