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noun
- a defensive effort
- A defensive position or effort.
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a support or foundation
- an interruption of normal activity
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
- (cricket) A partnership.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- (US, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
- A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- (historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- The act of standing.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue.
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
verb
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- withstand the force of something
- be standing; be upright
- be available for stud services
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be in some specified state or condition
- put into an upright position
- remain inactive or immobile
- (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
- (intransitive) To appear in court.
- (intransitive, British) To be a candidate (in an election).
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain motionless.
- (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- (intransitive, of tears, sweat, etc.) To be present, to have welled up.
- (transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- (intransitive) To remain valid.
- (transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
- (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain without ruin or injury.
- (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- (transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate.
- (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
noun
adj
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Intended for defence; protective.
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
verb
noun
- (often with the definite article) An animal shelter.
- A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
- (uncountable, abstract) The state of being protected or shielded.
- A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- (usually as the head in compounds) A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
- A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
- (uncountable) That which provides protection or cover.
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- the condition of being protected
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
verb
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- protect against a challenge or attack
- state or assert
- protect or fight for as a champion
- fight against or resist strongly
- (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- (cricket) Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
- (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
verb
- (intransitive) To stay back; to refrain from approaching.
- (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
- (transitive) To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.
- (transitive) To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- prevent the action or expression of
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
verb
- To restrain; to keep from approaching.
- (board games) To remove a piece from play.
- To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
- (backgammon) To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
- (nautical) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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noun
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- intense aversion
- the force by which bodies repel one another
- An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
- The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
- (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
noun
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
- A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
adj
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
- (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- (transitive) To defend, to protect.
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- (fantasy) An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- (UK) A division of a forest.
- An object used for guarding.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
noun
noun
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- (combat sports, martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
- (fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- a return punch (especially by a boxer)
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
verb
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
verb
- (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
- (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
- (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
- (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
- (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
- draw back, as with fear or pain
- decrease in size, range, or extent
- become smaller or draw together
noun
verb
- To remain concealed in order to ambush.
- (Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.
- To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
- (UK, naval slang, transitive) To saddle (a person) with an undesirable task or duty.
- To remain unobserved.
- wait in hiding to attack
- to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence public
- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- be about a place without any apparent purpose
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
noun
noun
- (sports) A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking.
- The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
- (psychology, autism) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
- (UK, slang) A big success; a hyped atmosphere.
- A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
- termination of operations
verb
- To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
- To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
- To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
- avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
- move furtively
- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
noun
verb
noun
- (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
- (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (figurative) One who protects or defends.
- (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
- (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
- A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- (mining, tunnelling) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
- A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
- (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- a protective covering or structure
- armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
noun
- (figuratively) A nimble defender.
- (gambling) A player who is short of money.
- (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
- (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To take up a new defensive position.
- (intransitive) To live less expensively; to economize.
- (transitive, military) To furnish with a retrenchment (a defensive work within a fortification).
- (intransitive) To abridge; to curtail.
- (transitive) To dig or redig a trench where one already exists.
- (transitive) To cut down or reduce.
- (transitive, specifically) To terminate the employment of a worker to reduce the size of a workforce; to make redundant.
- (transitive) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
- tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- make a reduction, as in one's workforce
noun
- One who stays where they cannot be seen (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
- One who moves in a stealthy or furtive way; one who comes or goes while trying to avoid detection.
- One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.
- someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
- someone waiting in concealment
noun
- a defensive effort
- A defensive position or effort.
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a support or foundation
- an interruption of normal activity
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
- (cricket) A partnership.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- (US, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
- A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- (historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- The act of standing.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue.
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
verb
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- withstand the force of something
- be standing; be upright
- be available for stud services
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be in some specified state or condition
- put into an upright position
- remain inactive or immobile
- (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
- (intransitive) To appear in court.
- (intransitive, British) To be a candidate (in an election).
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain motionless.
- (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- (intransitive, of tears, sweat, etc.) To be present, to have welled up.
- (transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- (intransitive) To remain valid.
- (transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
- (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain without ruin or injury.
- (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- (transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate.
- (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
noun
adj
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Intended for defence; protective.
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
noun
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- intense aversion
- the force by which bodies repel one another
- An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
- The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
- (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
noun
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
- A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
adj
verb
noun
noun
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- (combat sports, martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
- (fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- a return punch (especially by a boxer)
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
verb
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
- (sports) A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking.
- The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
- (psychology, autism) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
- (UK, slang) A big success; a hyped atmosphere.
- A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
- termination of operations
noun
- (figuratively) A nimble defender.
- (gambling) A player who is short of money.
- (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
- (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
verb
noun
- One who stays where they cannot be seen (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
- One who moves in a stealthy or furtive way; one who comes or goes while trying to avoid detection.
- One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.
- someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
- someone waiting in concealment
verb
noun
- (often with the definite article) An animal shelter.
- A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
- (uncountable, abstract) The state of being protected or shielded.
- A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- (usually as the head in compounds) A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
- A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
- (uncountable) That which provides protection or cover.
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- the condition of being protected
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
verb
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- protect against a challenge or attack
- state or assert
- protect or fight for as a champion
- fight against or resist strongly
- (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- (cricket) Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
- (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
verb
- (intransitive) To stay back; to refrain from approaching.
- (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
- (transitive) To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.
- (transitive) To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- prevent the action or expression of
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
verb
- To restrain; to keep from approaching.
- (board games) To remove a piece from play.
- To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
- (backgammon) To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
- (nautical) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
verb
- (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
- (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- (transitive) To defend, to protect.
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- (fantasy) An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- (UK) A division of a forest.
- An object used for guarding.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
verb
- (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
- (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
- (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
- (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
- (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
- draw back, as with fear or pain
- decrease in size, range, or extent
- become smaller or draw together
noun
verb
- To remain concealed in order to ambush.
- (Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.
- To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
- (UK, naval slang, transitive) To saddle (a person) with an undesirable task or duty.
- To remain unobserved.
- wait in hiding to attack
- to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence public
- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- be about a place without any apparent purpose
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
noun
noun
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- (combat sports, martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
- (fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- a return punch (especially by a boxer)
verb
verb
- To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
- To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
- To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
- avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
- move furtively
- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
noun
verb
noun
- (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
- (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (figurative) One who protects or defends.
- (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
- (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
- A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- (mining, tunnelling) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
- A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
- (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- a protective covering or structure
- armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
verb
- (intransitive) To take up a new defensive position.
- (intransitive) To live less expensively; to economize.
- (transitive, military) To furnish with a retrenchment (a defensive work within a fortification).
- (intransitive) To abridge; to curtail.
- (transitive) To dig or redig a trench where one already exists.
- (transitive) To cut down or reduce.
- (transitive, specifically) To terminate the employment of a worker to reduce the size of a workforce; to make redundant.
- (transitive) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
- tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- make a reduction, as in one's workforce
noun
adj
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Intended for defence; protective.
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.