defensenoun詞源 1/dɪˈfɛns/

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  The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.

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  Anything employed to oppose attack(s).

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  Anything employed to oppose attack(s).

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  An argument in support or justification of something.

  • to come to someone's defense
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  lawAn argument in support or justification of something.

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  lawAn argument in support or justification of something.

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  governmentmilitarypoliticsGovernment policy or (infra)structure related to the military.

  • Department of Defense
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  obsoleteA prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

defenseverb詞源 1/dɪˈfɛns/

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  hobbieslifestylesportsTo employ defensive tactics (so as to block).

  • In fact, there is an increase in the effectiveness of the Five Cutter Offense when teams put pressure on, instead of sagging or switching in an attempt to defense the attack successfully.
  • But the Buffs’ coaching staff made some adjustments in the way they defensed the Heights’ vaunted veer-option offense, and after being bullied around for 271 yards in the first half, yielded only 140 in the second half.

defenseverb詞源 2/dɪˈfɛns/

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  archaicTo furnish with defenses; to defend, protect.

  • In the ſyege of greate cities, takyng a bygge compaſſe rounde abowte, we muſt wyth all laboure: make and intercut not farre of the citie, bꝛode and depe trenches defenſed wyth turrettes of woodde, […]
  • VVhere being plaſt, vnvviſt of any vvight, / He ſtayde his time, till husband fel on ſleepe, / Then out he gate, defenſt vvith darke of night, / And ſoftly to Salueſtras bed did creepe: […]