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Meaning of 'defend' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Defend [ v. t.]
- To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
- To prohibit; to forbid.
- To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.
- To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.

Meaning of 'defend' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . defend [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fight against or resist strongly
Example in sentence:
  • Don't fight it!;
  • The senator said he would oppose the bill
Meaning (2):
- state or assert
Example in sentence:
  • He maintained his innocence
Meaning (3):
- protect against a challenge or attack
Example in sentence:
  • Hold that position behind the trees!;
  • Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks
Meaning (4):
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Example in sentence:
  • Ms. Smith will represent the defendant
Meaning (5):
- argue or speak in defense of
Example in sentence:
  • She supported the motion to strike

Nearby Words:

deface defaced defacement defacer defacing defail defailance defailure defalcate defalcated

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