Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Pet
Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Pet the Dog: Solly's Soviet instructor Inna helps defend him from the more strict communists.
Source: Film / Europa Europa -
Occurs in Hanna-Barbera's Heidi's Song, with an invalid girl gets out of her wheelchair in order to defend her pet kitten against a Hawk.
Source: Throwing Off the Disability -
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Khyber has twice directed his pet to defend Ben against his adversaries, because Khyber wants Ben for himself.
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