transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard. synonym: defend.

transitive verb. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness.

transitive verb. To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk.

transitive verb. To help (domestic industry) with tariffs or quotas on imported goods.

transitive verb. To assure payment of (drafts or notes, for example) by setting aside funds.

transitive verb. To attempt to hold (a lead) by playing careful defense and avoiding risky plays.

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transitive verb. To swing at a pitch near (home plate) in order to avoid being called out on strikes.

transitive verb. To swing at a pitch so as to give (a base runner) a better chance of advancing.

To cover or shield from danger, harm, damage, trespass, exposure, insult, temptation, or the like; defend; guard; preserve in safety: applied with a wide range, both literally and figuratively, actively and passively.

To act as protector or regent for. Compare protector, 2 .

Specifically, in political economics, to guard or strengthen against foreign competition by means of a protective duty.

Synonyms Defend, Shelter, etc. (see keep), screen, secure.

transitive verb. To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety.

verb. To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

verb. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

verb. use tariffs to favor domestic industry

"I say "it is all about protecting the book" ..protect the books = protect the people"

assail  attack  destroy  expose  harass  

cherish  covert  guard  hide  

protection  

assist  

Brecht  Hecht  Select  affect  bedecked  

achromatic  auto-focus  conformal  contaminate  decomposable  

abet  advocate  aid  arm  arm  

protected  protecting  protectively  protects