defend
defend is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
- transitive verb. To prohibit; to forbid.
- transitive verb. To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.
- transitive verb. To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.
- verb. argue or speak in defense of
"She supported the motion to strike"
- verb. state or assert
"He maintained his innocence"
- verb. fight against or resist strongly
"The senator said he would oppose the bill"
"Don't fight it!"
- verb. be on the defensive; act against an attack
- verb. protect against a challenge or attack
"Hold that position behind the trees!"
"Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
- verb. protect or fight for as a champion
- verb. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
"Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
Synonyms
support, maintain, fight, oppose, guard, hold, champion, represent
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in defend:
Common word forms
defends, defended, defender, defending, defendable
Words from these letters
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