| defender | | |
| n. (person) | 1. defender, guardian, protector, shielder | a person who cares for persons or property. |
| ~ admonisher, monitor, reminder | someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided. |
| ~ bodyguard, escort | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person. |
| ~ paladin, champion, fighter, hero | someone who fights for a cause. |
| ~ chaperon, chaperone | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people. |
| ~ custodian, keeper, steward | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals. |
| ~ fire-eater, fire fighter, firefighter, fireman | a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires. |
| ~ foster-parent, foster parent | a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child. |
| ~ guard | a person who keeps watch over something or someone. |
| ~ keeper | someone in charge of other people.; "am I my brother's keeper?" |
| ~ law officer, lawman, peace officer | an officer of the law. |
| ~ patron saint | a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation. |
| ~ peacekeeper | someone who keeps peace.; "she's the peacekeeper in that family" |
| ~ preserver | someone who keeps safe from harm or danger. |
| ~ tribune | (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests. |
| ~ watchdog | a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste.; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses" |
| n. (person) | 2. defender, withstander | a fighter who holds out against attack. |
| ~ battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting). |
| laban | | |
| n. (person) | 1. laban, rudolph laban | Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958). |
| ~ choreographer | someone who creates new dances. |
| root for | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. pull, root for | take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" |
| ~ side | take sides for or against.; "Who are you widing with?"; "I'm siding against the current candidate" |
| uphold | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" |
| ~ resume, re-start, restart | take up or begin anew.; "We resumed the negotiations" |
| ~ hang in, persevere, hang on, persist, hold on | be persistent, refuse to stop.; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| ~ go forward, proceed, continue | move ahead; travel onward in time or space.; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" |
| ~ perpetuate | cause to continue or prevail.; "perpetuate a myth" |
| ~ sustain, keep up, prolong | lengthen or extend in duration or space.; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" |
| ~ mummify | preserve while making lifeless.; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of" |
| ~ hold, keep, maintain | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,.; "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" |
| ~ continue, go on, go along, keep, proceed | continue a certain state, condition, or activity.; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" |
| v. (communication) | 2. uphold | stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals. |
| ~ defend, fend for, support | argue or speak in defense of.; "She supported the motion to strike" |
| v. (communication) | 3. maintain, uphold | support against an opponent.; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" |
| ~ vindicate, justify | show to be right by providing justification or proof.; "vindicate a claim" |
| ~ reassert, confirm | strengthen or make more firm.; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" |
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