defend

inability to defend oneself

she had to defend herself.

defend oneself against enemy

defend the integrity of one's country

defend the motherland with one's life

the defender beat him to the ball.

the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera.

The defending garrison held out for a month.

The defender centres the ball.

summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title.

They defended very well in the game.

He was defended with a gun.

defending the island against invasion;

They summoned men to defend their country.

guard a bank; guarding the President.See Synonyms at defend

tried to preserve family harmony.See Synonyms at defend

The enemy rear is weakly defended.

Oh? You will not defend Leonard?

We defended other nation's borders while refusing to defend our own.

They urged leaders to better defend the environment.

You have to always defend your queen, Tess.

I gave her the capacity to defend herself.

He knew that eventually his work would defend itself.

Their plan, to defend their towns against the British.

It was time to honour my promise to defend the island.

Maybe you just need to learn how to defend yourself.