| protect | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| ~ cover for | provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt.; "I won't lie and cover for you" |
| ~ defend | be on the defensive; act against an attack. |
| ~ immunise, immunize | law: grant immunity from prosecution. |
| ~ overprotect | protect excessively.; "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!" |
| ~ look out | to protect someone's interests.; "A man's gotta look out for his family" |
| ~ cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm. |
| ~ ward, guard | watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect.; "guard my possessions while I'm away" |
| ~ defend, guard, hold | protect against a challenge or attack.; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" |
| ~ shield, screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. |
| ~ charm | protect through supernatural powers or charms. |
| ~ palisade, wall, fence in, fence, surround | surround with a wall in order to fortify. |
| ~ safeguard | make safe. |
| ~ cover | protect or defend (a position in a game).; "he covered left field" |
| ~ cover | be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game. |
| ~ mothproof | protect from moths.; "mothproof woollen clothes during the summer" |
| ~ body guard | accompany and protect from physical harm. |
| ~ insure | take out insurance for. |
| ~ cover | to take an action to protect against future problems.; "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself" |
| ~ preserve, keep | maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger.; "May God keep you" |
| v. (competition) | 2. protect | use tariffs to favor domestic industry. |
| ~ trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services.; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade" |
| ~ assist | act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function. |
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