English verb: protect | |||
1. | protect (competition) shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage | ||
Samples | Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defend | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | body guard, charm, cover, cover, cover, cover, cover for, defend, fence, fence in, guard, guard, hold, immunise, immunize, insure, keep, look out, mothproof, overprotect, palisade, preserve, safeguard, screen, shield, surround, wall, ward | ||
2. | protect (competition) use tariffs to favor domestic industry | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assist | ||
Domain category | trade | ||