| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act or a means of defending: defense, guard, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield. See ATTACK. 2. A person who relies on another for support: charge, dependent. See GIVE. 3. The state of being detained by legal authority: charge, confinement, custody, detention. See FREE. 4. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, watch. See AWARENESS, SAFETY. | | VERB: | 1. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield. Archaic : fend. See ATTACK. 2. To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action. Also used with off: avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off. Idioms: nip in the bud. See ALLOW. | | PHRASAL VERB: | ward off To turn or drive away: beat off, fend (off), keep off, parry, repel, repulse. See ALLOW, STRIKE.
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