Defend and Like

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Defend and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

life	defend life	like life
work	defend work	like work
man	defend man	like man
woman	defend woman	like woman
Other words: people, children, name, someone, time, way, father, anyone, humans.

Some go and directly attack the opponent, like Snivy or Lapras, while others can help you defend yourself, like Fennekin.

Source: Video Game / Pokkén Tournament
Fortunately, the Apsalus, like all bosses, uses a fixed attack pattern; memorizing that can help timing when to use Chaff Field and when to defend instead.

Source: Video Game / MS Saga: A New Dawn
Or they use The Scrappy Guy trope to defend characters they like that some fans don't like.

Source: Darth Wiki / That Troper

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