Defect
Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
Throw over and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw over" instead a verb "Defect".
Throw over
Throw over verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Defect and throw over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Throw over".
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Throw over and Defect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/throw_over
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