Synonyms:
defense, defence
Meaning: the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
Synonyms:
defense, defence
Meaning: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
Synonyms:
defense, defence, defensive_measure
Meaning: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
Synonyms:
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
Meaning: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
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defensive_structure, defense, defence
Meaning: a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
Synonyms:
defense, defence, vindication
Meaning: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
Synonyms:
refutation, defense, defence
Meaning: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
Synonyms:
defense, defence, defense_force, defence_force
Meaning: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
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defense, defence, defense_team, defense_lawyers
Meaning: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
Synonyms:
defense, defence, defending_team
Meaning: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
Synonyms:
defense_mechanism, defense_reaction, defence_mechanism, defence_reaction, defense, defence
Meaning: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Usage examples
Booth was a little staggered at this defence.
The little garrison prepared for the defence.
This means of defence seems to be pretty frequent among Spiders.
They are its only defence, so it closes them at the least hint of danger.
Capua once taken, Frederic saw that it was useless any longer to attempt defence.
But she was a clannish creature, and rushed at once to the defence of her brother.
When the Liberty and Property Defence people have got hold of you--ask me to come and hear!"
They have no defence, and countless numbers of them are gobbled up by crabs, anemones, and others.
Fifty thousand Englishmen lost their lives willingly near Battle Abbey, in defence of their country.
If the defence of Padua is the pledge for the salvation of Venice, who would hesitate to go and defend it?