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| 1. | [ verb ] shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage | |
| Examples: | "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
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| Related terms: | defend defend guard shield cover safeguard cover cover look_out keep insure body_guard wall charm cover_for mothproof immunise overprotect cover protective_covering | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (work) use tariffs to favor domestic industry, in international trade | |
| Related terms: | assist trade | |
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protected protector protecting protection protective protest protege protegee protease Pritchett protester Pritts Pratts Proteaceae protoctist protesting Protestant pretext pretzel Pratico protist Proteus Protista protocol Protozoa product predict Protsman protistan protozoal protozoan Pritchard protozoic protozoon |
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