English > protect: 2 senses > verb 1, competitionMeaning | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Example | "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
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Entailed by | chaperone, chaperon | Accompany as a chaperone |
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convoy | escort in transit |
Narrower | body guard | Accompany and protect from physical harm |
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charm | protect through supernatural powers or charms / charms |
cover | protect or defend (a position in a game / game / game) |
cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm |
cover | Be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game / game / game |
cover | To take an action to protect against future problems |
cover for | Provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt |
defend, guard, hold | protect against a challenge or attack / attack / attack |
guard, ward | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm |
immunize, immunise | (law) grant immunity from prosecution |
insure | take out insurance for |
keep, preserve | Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger |
look out | To protect someone's interests |
mothproof | protect from moths |
overprotect | protect excessively |
safeguard | make safe |
shield, screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround | Surround with a wall in order to fortify |
Broader | defend | Be on the defensive |
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Spanish | amparar, defender, guarecer, preservar, proteger, resguardar |
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Catalan | preservar, protegir |
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Adjectives | protective | intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
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Nouns | protection | the activity of protecting someone or something |
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protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
protector | a person who cares for persons or property |