Protect: alternatives and connections

To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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A melody; a song.

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To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

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To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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To care; to desire.

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A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground…

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To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

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One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.

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Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.

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To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

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A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1.

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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.

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Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.

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One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.

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One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

Appeals to safety and prevention.