Defense and Support

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Defense

Defense noun - Means or method of defending.
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Support and defense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a noun "Defense".
Nearby Words: defend, defence, defenseless, defensive, defensible

Support

Support noun - A structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else.
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Defense and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defense" instead a noun "Support".
Nearby Words: supported, supporter, supporting, supportive, supportable

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  • They have what are the strongest attack, defense and support skills in the game... and you might very well never use them. Why?
    Source: Awesome But Impractical / Video Games
  • Visual Novel / Eien no Aselia Eternals, which is actually expressed in gameplay by letting them fulfill all three combat modes (attack, defense and support) all by themselves.
    Source: Visual Novel / Eien no Aselia
  • Cherry Tapping Certain defense and support classes (Engineer, Medic, Sniper, arguably Spy) are simply not supposed to engage in head-on combat with the front-line classes (Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demo, Heavy).
    Source: Cherry Tapping
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