adjective. Intended or appropriate for defending; protective.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Intended to withstand or deter aggression or attack.

adjective. Of or relating to the effort to prevent an opponent from gaining points in a game or athletic contest.

adjective. Performed so as to avoid risk, danger, or legal liability.

adjective. Of or relating to defense.

adjective. Constantly protecting oneself from criticism, exposure of one's shortcomings, or other real or perceived threats to the ego.

noun. A means of defense.

noun. An attitude or position of defense.

idiom. (on the defensive) Prepared to withstand or counter aggression or attack.

Serving to defend; proper for defense: as, defensive armor.

Of the nature of defense; consisting in resisting attack or aggression: as, defensive war, in distinction from offensive war, which is aggressive.

In a state or posture to defend: as, a defensive attitude.

noun. That which defends or serves for defense; a safeguard; a security.

adjective. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive.

adjective. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive.

adjective. In a state or posture of defense.

noun. That which defends; a safeguard.

noun. to be or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance, in opposition to aggression or attack.

noun. undefined

adjective. Intended for defence; protective

adjective. Intended to deter attack

adjective. Performed so as to minimise risk

adjective. Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism; compare paranoid

adjective. Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs.; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.

adjective. pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.

noun. A means, attitude or position of defense.

adjective. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

adjective. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

noun. an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

""No toughness, no championship," he said, repeating one of his go-to tenets—and the phrase defensive end Justin Tuck whispered to his should've-been-hobbled coach that Christmas Eve night when the up-and-down Giants finally seemed to find themselves."

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