Defend and Lash

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Lash is an antonym for defend.
Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Lash

Lash verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
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Defend is an antonym for lash in criticize harshly topic.
Nearby Words: lashed, lashing, lasher
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Common collocations

name defend name lash name
planets defend planets lash planets

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Sliders Quinn encounters his past self shortly after the death of his father, and struggles to help his younger double learn to defend himself against a bully rather than lash out in anger like he himself did.
    Source: Series / Sliders
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