protect

Definitions

1. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:defend, guard, preserve, safeguard, secure, shield, ward.
2. to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe. She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold. beskerm يَحْمي، يُحافِظ على пазя proteger chránit schützen beskytte προστατεύω, προφυλάσσωproteger, amparar kaitsma محافظت کردن suojata protéger לְהַגֵן עַל- रक्षा करना (meg)véd melindungi vernda, verja proteggere 保護する 보호하다 (ap)saugoti, ginti aizsargāt; pasargāt melindungi beschermenbeskytte, skjerme...
3. (of certain animals or birds) protected by law from being shot etc. beskerm مَحْمي защитен protegido chráněný geschützt fredet προστατευόμενοςprotegido kaitse all olev تحت حفاظت suojeltu protégéמוגן (सं)रक्षित, सुरक्षित védett dilindungi friðaður protetto 保護された 보호된 saugomas aizsargājams terlindung beschermdfredet pod ochroną تر ساتنى لاندى protegido pro­tejat (de lege) находящийся под охраной chránený zaščiten zaštićen skyddad ได้รับการคุ้มครอง korunmuş, koruma altına alınmış 受保護的 перебуваючи...
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4. giving, or intended to give, protection. protective clothing/glasses. beskermend واقٍ защитен protetor ochranný schützend beskyttende; beskyttelses- προστατευτικόςprotector, de protección kaitse- حفاظتی؛ ایمنی suojaava protecteur, de protection מגן संरक्षक védő memberikan perlindungan verndar-, hlífðar- protettivo, di protezione 保護する 보호하는 apsauginis, globėjiškas aizsarg-; aizsardzības- melindungi beschermendverne-, beskyttelses-ochronny ساتندوى protector protector, de protecţie защитный ochra...
5. beskermer حامٍ، مُدافِع، واقٍ защитник protetor ochránce der/die Beschützer(in) beskytter; protektor προστάτηςprotector kaitsja, kaitse محافظ؛ حامی suojelija protecteur/-trice מגן रक्षक véd(elmez)ő pelindung verndari protettore, protettrice 保護者 보호자, 보호하는 것 globėjas, gynėjas aizstāvis; aizsargātājs pelindung beschermerbeskytter, verneropiekun, obrońca حمايت كوونكى ، محافظ،ساتونكى protector protector защитник; защитное устроиство ochranca zaščitnik zaštitnik beskyddare ผู้คุ้มครอง koruyucu 保護者，...
6. proteger, cuidar.
7. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard. See Synonyms at defend.
8. To help (domestic industry) with tariffs or quotas on imported goods.
9. To assure payment of (drafts or notes, for example) by setting aside funds.
10. Sports To attempt to hold (a lead) by playing careful defense and avoiding risky plays.
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