Defend and Win

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Win verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).

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Defend and win are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Win".

Nearby Words: winning, winner, wining

point	defend point	win point
place	defend place	win place
right	defend right	win right
time	defend time	win time
Other words: way, belt, title, championship, points.

Same with the Novus campaign; you're tasked to defend a portal that overloads and explodes in the end when you win.

Source: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Even the CAI, arguably the Big Bad, turns out to just be trying to defend itself — if the contestants win and replace it, it will effectively die.

Source: Roleplay / Unnatural Selection
The four guards of the Martian Emperor defend him rather effectively falling rebels in dozens a shot (the latter seem to be poorly armed and win just by number).

Source: Animation / Interplanetary Revolution

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