Defend and Obstruct

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Defend and obstruct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Obstruct".

Common collocations

work defend work obstruct work
way defend way obstruct way
ship defend ship obstruct ship
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