Defend and Plug

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Plug

Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

Defend and plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Plug".

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Common collocations

people defend people plug people
wall defend wall plug wall
time defend time plug time
points defend points plug points
Other words: ourselves.
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