Defend and Feed

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Feed and defend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Feed" instead a verb "Defend".

Feed verb - To provide food or meals for.

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Defend and feed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Feed".

Nearby Words: feeding, feeder

man	defend man	feed man
people	defend people	feed people
children	defend children	feed children
family	defend family	feed family
Other words: way, world, child, son, friends.

Acceptable. Gally wanting to feed him to the Grievers with no way to defend himself?

Source: Moral Event Horizon / Film
The titular bread is forced to play a "mega motivating social game" called " Happy Pink Pony Farm" where you have to tend for your farm, feed the happy pink ponies and defend your salad against ravenous zombies.

Source: Ultra Super Happy Cute Baby Fest Farmer 3000
Later in the series, when they meet face to face and fall in love, Elam often recalls this incident, and at one point vows to give his life to defend "the girl who risked her life to feed me." Their "I love you" hand signal, wiggling fingers, is specifically stated to hark back to that.

Source: Through His Stomach

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