English to English
defense
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noun (n)
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies(noun.act)Example:
They died in the defense of Stalingrad.
They were developed for the defense program.
source: wordnet30 - protection from harm(noun.act)Example:
Sanitation is the best defense against disease.
source: wordnet30 - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring(noun.group)Example:
His teams are always good on defense.
source: wordnet30 - the justification for some act or belief(noun.communication)Example:
He offered a persuasive defense of the theory.
source: wordnet30 - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires(noun.process)source: wordnet30
- the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- the defendant and his legal advisors collectively(noun.group)Example:
The defense called for a mistrial.
source: wordnet30 - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions(noun.communication)Example:
In defense he said the other man started it.
source: wordnet30 - an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack(noun.group)Example:
He joined the defense against invasion.
source: wordnet30 - a structure used to defend against attack(noun.artifact)Example:
The artillery battered down the defenses.
source: wordnet30 - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him(noun.act)Example:
He gave evidence for the defense.
source: wordnet30 - the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury(noun.act)Example:
A good boxer needs a good defense.
Defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.
source: wordnet30 - The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To furnish with defenses; to fortify.(verb)source: webster1913