English dictionary
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English noun: protection | |||
| 1. | protection (act) the activity of protecting someone or something | ||
| Samples | The witnesses demanded police protection. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accompaniment, air cover, care, charge, civil defense, covering, defence, defence, defense, defense, escort, guardianship, immunisation, immunization, inoculating, insulation, locking, lockup, momism, overprotection, overshielding, patrol, preservation, ruggedisation, ruggedization, saving, sealing, self-defence, self-defense, self-protection, shielding, tutelage, vaccinating, waterproofing | ||
| 2. | protection (artifact) a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury | ||
| Samples | They had no protection from the fallout. Wax provided protection for the floors. | ||
| Synonyms | protective cover, protective covering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | armguard, armor, armour, back, bell glass, bell jar, binder, binding, blind, bonnet, book binding, bracer, cap, cladding, cloche, coaster, cold frame, cover, cowl, cowling, crystal, dashboard, dust cover, escutcheon, faceplate, facing, fall-board, fallboard, finger plate, heat shield, hood, housing, liner, lining, mask, mulch, overlay, overlayer, ring-binder, roof, roof, screen, screen, scutcheon, shade, sheath, sheathing, shelter, shield, splashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, testudo, thumbstall, toecap, washboard, watch crystal, watch glass | ||
| 3. | protection (possession) defense against financial failure; financial independence | ||
| Samples | His pension gave him security in his old age. Insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness. | ||
| Synonyms | security | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assets | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | easy street, hedge, hedging, insurance | ||
| 4. | protection (state) the condition of being protected | ||
| Samples | They were huddled together for protection. He enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home. | ||
| Synonyms | shelter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | security | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | indemnity, insurance, radioprotection | ||
| 5. | protection (act) kindly endorsement and guidance | ||
| Samples | The tournament was held under the auspices of the city council. | ||
| Synonyms | aegis, auspices | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | endorsement, indorsement | ||
| 6. | protection (act) the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition | ||
| Samples | He made trade protection a plank in the party platform. | ||
| Synonyms | trade protection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imposition, infliction | ||
| 7. | protection (act) payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||
| Samples | Every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection. | ||
| Synonyms | tribute | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extortion | ||
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