to drive danger or attack away fromthe mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack.defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack.defend the countryprotect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure.a hard hat to protect your headshield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack.shielded her eyes from the sun with her handguard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger.White House entrances are well guardedsafeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger.our civil liberties must be safeguarded

in the 15^th century

• gave someone the third degree
• gave the lie to
• gave the third degree to
• gave up
• gave up the ghost
• gave up (to)
• self-glory
• self-governance
• self-governed
• self-governing
• self-government
• self-gratulatory
• selfhood
• selfhoods
• self-identities
• self-identity
• self-image
• self-images
• self-importance
• self-important
• self-imposed
• self-indulgent
• self-infatuated
• self-instructed
• self-interest