Defend and Push

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Push and defend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Push" instead a verb "Defend".
Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Push

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
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Defend and push are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Push".
Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

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Common collocations

friend defend friend push friend
humanity defend humanity push humanity
man defend man push man
people defend people push people
Other words: point, someone, time, way, earth, ship, son, humans, friends.

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  • Webcomic / Romantically Apocalyptic A couple of examples; he sets off on the Captain's mad quest with nothing to defend himself but a small handbag and performs a Diving Save to push the Captain out of the way of the cancer-beast, only for it to attack him instead.
    Source: Webcomic / Romantically Apocalyptic
  • The first half is played by Marcus, Dom, Anya, and Jace as they defend the Raven's Nest and use it to push the Leviathan under a bridge.
    Source: Synchronous Episodes
  • Characters / Terraria Action Girl: Each and every one of the female NPCs can defend themselves when push comes to shove.
    Source: Characters / Terraria
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