Colocações com "defend"

35 colocações encontradas

defend vigorously

to protect someone or something from attack with great energy

vigorously7.9
aggressively defend

To protect someone or something from harm or criticism in a forceful way.

aggressively7.8
freedom7.8
defend the perimeter

to protect the boundary from attack

perimeter7.8
liberty7.6
defend the championship

For the current champion to compete to keep their title.

championship7.5
defend the homeland

To protect the homeland from attack.

homeland7.5
defend the status quo

To protect the current situation from changing.

status quo7.5
defend sovereignty

To protect a state's sovereignty from threats.

sovereignty7.4
defend a decision

to argue in support of a decision that has been criticized

decision7.3
defend fiercely

to protect someone or something from attack with great force

fiercely7.3
defend a castle

To protect a castle from attack.

castle7.2
adequately defend

to provide a sufficient defense against attack

adequately7.1
defend democracy

to protect democracy from attack or criticism

democracy7.0
defend interests

To protect the benefits or advantages of a person or group.

interest7.0
right7.0
defend the trophy

to compete to win a trophy again that you won previously

trophy7.0
defend a flank

To protect a flank from attack, often used figuratively.

flank6.8
defend the frontier

To protect a border from attack.

frontier6.8
honour6.8
republic6.8
reputation6.8
defend robustly

To defend something in a strong and determined way.

robustly6.8
territory6.8
defend one's turf

To protect one's area of influence, expertise, or territory from others.

turf6.8
defend airspace

to protect an airspace from unauthorized intrusion

airspace6.6
defend the crown

To compete to keep one's championship title.

crown6.5
nest6.4
defend the realm

refers to protecting a kingdom

realm6.2
defend a dissertation

To argue in favor of one's dissertation in an oral examination.

dissertation6.0