Defend and Lay into

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Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Lay into verb - Hit violently, as in an attack.

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Defend and lay into are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Lay into".

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