Dictionary Definition
defend
Verb
2 be on the defensive; act against an attack
[ant: attack]
3 protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold
that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the
enemy's attacks" [syn: guard, hold]
4 fight against or resist strongly; "The senator
said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: fight, oppose, fight back,
fight
down]
5 protect or fight for as a champion [syn:
champion]
6 be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;
"Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" [syn: represent] [ant: prosecute]
7 state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
[syn: maintain]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /dīfĕnd/
- [dəˈfɛnd]
Verb
Translations
protect one's assets by warding off
Extensive Definition
Defender, meaning 'who/which defends', may refer
to:
- Defender (arcade game), a 1980s arcade game
- Defenders (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team.
- Defender (football), an association football position of defence
- A public defender in American law
- The Defenders, several works of fiction
- Land Rover Defender, a 4x4 off-road vehicle
- MD 500 Defender, a light military helicopter
- Fletcher FD-25 Defender, a small counter-insurgency aircraft
- The Defender, a Dolph Lundgren film
- Defenders (Ireland) were a militant peasant secret society in the 18th century Ireland, who were involved in the 1798 rebellion
- Windows Defender, an antispyware technology by Microsoft
- A defendant in a case under Scottish law.
- Defender (novel), a 2001 science fiction novel in the Foreigner Universe of C. J. Cherryh
- Connecticut Defenders, Double-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
- Defender (album), a 1987 album by Rory Gallagher
- Defender (yacht), the 1895 America's Cup winner
- Los Angeles D-Fenders, a Los Angeles NBA Development League team
- HMS Defender, a name used by 8 Royal Navy ships since 1797
See also
defend in Korean: 디펜더
defend in Italian: Defender
defend in Japanese: ディフェンダー
defend in Russian: Defender
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
account, advocate, air, allege in support, answer, argue, argue for, arm, armor, assert, avert, back, battle, bless, bulwark, champion, claim, cloak, compass about, conserve, contend, contend for, copyright, counter, cover, cushion, ensure, espouse, explain, express, fence, fend, fend off, fight, fight for, flank, fortify, guarantee, guard, guard against, harbor, haven, insure, justify, keep, keep from harm, keep safe,
maintain, make a plea,
make safe, nestle,
oppose, parry, patent, plead for, police, preserve, prevent, protect, rationalize, rebut, refute, register, reply, resist, respond, ride shotgun for,
riposte, safeguard, save, say in defense, screen, secure, shelter, shield, shroud, speak for, speak up for,
stand by, stand up for, stick up for, support, sustain, underwrite, uphold, urge reasons for,
utter, vent, vindicate, voice, war, ward, ward off, warrant, watch over, withstand