Defend
verb
To protect someone or something from danger or attack.
She got a dog to defend her house against burglars.
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- defend against
- defend someone
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To support or maintain something as right or valid, especially in an argument or discussion.
He had to defend his decision to his boss.
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- defend a position
- defend a decision
verb
In sports, to try to stop an opponent from scoring or gaining points or goals.
The team worked hard to defend their lead in the game.
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- defend a lead
- defend a title
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In law, to represent a person who is accused in a court.
The lawyer was appointed to defend the accused man.
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- defend in court
- defend an accused person
verb
To protect someone or something from danger or attack.
She got a dog to defend her house against burglars.
Often appears as...
- defend against
- defend someone
verb
To support or maintain something as right or valid, especially in an argument or discussion.
He had to defend his decision to his boss.
Often appears as...
- defend a position
- defend a decision
verb
In sports, to try to stop an opponent from scoring or gaining points or goals.
The team worked hard to defend their lead in the game.
Often appears as...
- defend a lead
- defend a title
verb
In law, to represent a person who is accused in a court.
The lawyer was appointed to defend the accused man.
Often appears as...
- defend in court
- defend an accused person
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Protection
Emphasizes safeguarding from physical harm or preventing damage.
The ancient wall was built to defend the city from invaders.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
Defending can be proactive or involve unseen preparations.
Vaccinations defend our body against diseases.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Protection
Emphasizes safeguarding from physical harm or preventing damage.
The ancient wall was built to defend the city from invaders.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
Defending can be proactive or involve unseen preparations.
Vaccinations defend our body against diseases.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Protection
Emphasizes safeguarding from physical harm or preventing damage.
The ancient wall was built to defend the city from invaders.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
Defending can be proactive or involve unseen preparations.
Vaccinations defend our body against diseases.
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Chimps have feelings and...
and indeed I was moved by it, because I had become a lawyer because I wanted to speak for the voiceless, defend the defenseless, and I'd never realized how voiceless and defenseless the trillions, billions of nonhuman animals are. And I began to work as an animal protection lawyer.
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The path toward...
that's the only way that we were going to reach the millions that we were looking at not a couple of thousand but the millions that needed to have a better life so we had political will a new Parliament set up a committee and we defended the money that we were spending
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Jellyfish predate...
The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons. When they're triggered by contact, they shoot with an explosive force.
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Eternal Adversaries:...
And I'd love to be able to tell you that the reason for a lion attacking a hyena is simply to defend its meal, but you know what? Truth is, lions are pretty brutish and they will try and grab and kill just about anything, whether it's a predator or otherwise.
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What are the universal...
Others defend universal human rights laws and point at the positive role they have on setting international standards and helping activists in their campaigns. They also point out that not all international human rights instruments are powerless.
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Meet the World's Biggest...
but with a hundred thousand bats in the same grove of trees things are bound to heat up fights often break out over which branch belongs to whom they defend their turf but they rarely break skin mostly it's just a lot of noisy posturing
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
It particularly targets helper T cells, which help defend the body against bacterial and fungal infections. HIV is a retrovirus, which means it can write its genetic code into the genome of infected cells,
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The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,
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Hair-Raising Hyena...
and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors hyenas are top of the list when it comes to a lion's enemies a large clan of hyena have been
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Chimps have feelings and...
and indeed I was moved by it, because I had become a lawyer because I wanted to speak for the voiceless, defend the defenseless, and I'd never realized how voiceless and defenseless the trillions, billions of nonhuman animals are. And I began to work as an animal protection lawyer.
Video examples
The path toward...
that's the only way that we were going to reach the millions that we were looking at not a couple of thousand but the millions that needed to have a better life so we had political will a new Parliament set up a committee and we defended the money that we were spending
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons. When they're triggered by contact, they shoot with an explosive force.
Video examples
Eternal Adversaries:...
And I'd love to be able to tell you that the reason for a lion attacking a hyena is simply to defend its meal, but you know what? Truth is, lions are pretty brutish and they will try and grab and kill just about anything, whether it's a predator or otherwise.
Video examples
What are the universal...
Others defend universal human rights laws and point at the positive role they have on setting international standards and helping activists in their campaigns. They also point out that not all international human rights instruments are powerless.
Video examples
Meet the World's Biggest...
but with a hundred thousand bats in the same grove of trees things are bound to heat up fights often break out over which branch belongs to whom they defend their turf but they rarely break skin mostly it's just a lot of noisy posturing
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
It particularly targets helper T cells, which help defend the body against bacterial and fungal infections. HIV is a retrovirus, which means it can write its genetic code into the genome of infected cells,
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors hyenas are top of the list when it comes to a lion's enemies a large clan of hyena have been
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.
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William Blake
English Poet
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
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Amos Bronson Alcott
American Educator
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
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Luis Enrique
Spanish Athlete
Messi is the best in the world, even when he is defending.
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Garet Garrett
American Journalist
You do not defend a world that is already lost.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
Defending the planet means changing the world.
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George W. Bush
American President
This way of life is worth defending.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Defending peace is the duty of all.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.
Quote examples
Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.
Quote examples
William Blake
English Poet
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.
Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
Quote examples
Amos Bronson Alcott
American Educator
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
Quote examples
Luis Enrique
Spanish Athlete
Messi is the best in the world, even when he is defending.
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Garet Garrett
American Journalist
You do not defend a world that is already lost.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
Defending the planet means changing the world.
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George W. Bush
American President
This way of life is worth defending.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Defending peace is the duty of all.
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