Defend and Fighting

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Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Fighting is a synonym for defend. In some cases you can replace term "Fighting" with "Defend", this verbs are similar.

Fighting noun - The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.

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Defend is a synonym for fighting. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Fighting".

Nearby Words: fight, fighter

The explanation the two monsters are fighting is the shark is attracted to the cherping sound emitted by the eggs and the Croc is fighting to defend them.

Source: Film / Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Similarly, in Final Fantasy IX, the Cleyrans that lived in a big tree in the desert for hundreds of years without any fighting, thus they forgot how to defend themselves.

Source: Stupid Good
Stupid Good: Similarly, the Cleyrans that lived in a big tree in the desert for hundreds of years without any fighting, thus they forgot how to defend themselves.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy IX

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