Definition of protect

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Protect (v. t.) To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children..

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Patron :: Patron (a.) Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.
Aurochs :: Aurochs (n.) The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused..
Lambrequin :: Lambrequin (n.) A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat..
Armed :: Armed (a.) Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.
Protectorless :: Protectorless (a.) Having no protector; unprotected.
Snowshed :: Snowshed (n.) A shelter to protect from snow, esp. a long roof over an exposed part of a railroad..
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment.
Bulwark :: Bulwark (v. t.) To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect..
Safeguard :: Safeguard (v. t.) To guard; to protect.
Gabionade :: Gabionade (n.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire..
Tribune :: Tribune (n.) An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls..
Knuckle :: Knuckle (n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster..
Shield :: Shield (n.) To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury..
Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs.
Squireen :: Squire (v. t.) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady..
Naked :: Naked (a.) Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
Espalier :: Espalier (v. t.) To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier..
Larynx :: Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis..
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