164 entries under defend topic. ×

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mind(verb, support, fix, cover, keep)
4
ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, support, cover)
4
roof(noun, verb, cover, hide)
4
sustain(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
4
watch(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
3
backfire(noun, verb, defense)
3
counterattack(noun, verb, defense)
3
entertain(verb, love, honor, encourage, suppress)
3
escort(noun, verb, cover, keep, secure)
3
honor(noun, verb, love, encourage, prize)
3
oppose(verb, hold, cover, maintain, secure)
3
reply(noun, verb, defense)
3
resist(verb, hold, cover, maintain, oppose)
3
retort(noun, verb, defense)
3
return(noun, verb, defense)
3
reverence(noun, verb, love, honor, encourage)
2
advocate(maintain, uphold, prove, mask)
2
argue(verb, maintain, uphold, prove)
2
attend(verb, support, fix, cover, keep)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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