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(n)
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
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The duty of one who guards.
Synonym of protection.
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
(v)
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
(obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.
(sports, chiefly US) To employ defensive tactics (so as to block).
Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
(adj)
Accompanied by conservation.
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
preservation
(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
The act of doing maintenance.
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
The act of checking in at a hotel, airport, etc.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
The act by which something is upheld.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
(transitive) To help keep from falling.
(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
To have respect for.
(transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
(transitive) To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even under vibration.
(journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
British standard spelling of favor.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
A lid.
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
To furnish with cushions.
To invoke divine favor upon.
(transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
(transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
(computing, transitive) To remove protection from.
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
(electronics) Initialism of electrophoretic display.
(hypocoristic, slang) The vagina.
(transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with.
(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
(transitive) To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
An act of defence.
(law) A constitutional process in Colombia by which an individual can seek immediate protection of his/her rights when those are being violated.
Protection, defence.
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
(transitive) To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
To augment or make something greater.
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
(transitive) To make stable.
(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
To protect, to keep safe.
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
(uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.