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| 1. | [ adjective ] shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort | |
| Examples: | "the protecting blanket of snow" "a protecting alibi" |
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| Related terms: | protective | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the activity of protecting someone or something | |
| Synonyms: | protection guarding | |
| Examples: | "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
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| Related terms: | activity defense precaution civil_defense shielding care patrol waterproofing preservation momism escort inoculating self-defense air_cover ruggedization locking insulation immunization covering protect | |
| Similar spelling: |
protect protesting protection protestingly protective protector protected protestation protectively protistan protectorship protectionism protectionist protest protege production prediction protegee Protista protease protectorate protactinium protester protoactinium Proteaceae Pritchett protoctist |
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