Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Live
Live verb - To have a home.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, no one will defend you if you like The Big Bang Theory, especially if you watch it live while DVRing Communitynote Community struggled with ratings and was always close to cancellation before it finally happened in 2014, while The Big Bang Theory is a ratings powerhouse.
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Her heroic act of bravery had earned her a second chance to live and to defend her home.
Source: Comic Book / Captain Britain - On Saturday Night Live a hair-dresser who sold her soul takes Satan (Jon Lovitz) to The People's Court for breach of contract, and the Prince of Darkness tries to defend himself by pointing out the obvious.
Cite this Source
Live and Defend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defend/live
Defend & Live. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defend/live>.
Live or Defend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defend/live.
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