transitive. To protect (a person or object) by the interposition of some means of defence; to afford shelter to; to protect (an accused person…

transitive. To keep in peace, make peace with; to secure from disturbance, defend, help, preserve, protect.

To defend, guard, or protect from assault or injury.

transitive. To shield, protect.

To give shelter; to protect, preserve; to deliver, save. (Originally with dative, which was afterwards treated as direct object).

transitive. To defend, shield, protect.

transitive. To give peace or protection to.

transitive. To keep, keep safe, guard, preserve, defend. Also reflexive.

To guard, defend, protect, preserve, save. (Const. from, †of.) a person.

transitive. To protect, save.

To defend, protect from. Now archaic.

transitive. To cover, cover up; protect. Now dialect.

transitive. To keep safe from danger, to protect. Const. from. Obsolete.

trans. To keep, guard, protect: = wite, v.2

transitive. To cover; to protect.

to shade about, to protect.

transitive. To resist or ward off an attack on (someone or something); to fight in defence of; to protect from assault, harm, or injury; to keep safe…

transitive. = defend, v. Now archaic or poetic.

to draw to warrant (cf. 5): to resort for protection to (a person). to hold inor to warrant: to keep (subjects) in safety, to protect. Obsolete.

transitive. To defend, protect, shelter. Scottish and northern dialect.

transitive. To guard, secure, protect, preserve; to save, rescue.

To shelter, protect. Now dialect.

transitive. To provide with a defence against attack or harm; to defend, protect, guard. Also figurative. Now rare.

To cover so as to protect; to screen from injury or attack; to afford protection to. ? Obsolete.

to shade about.

transitive. ? To shield, defend.

transitive. To protect or defend as with a targe or shield; to shield.

transitive. To defend or guard from danger or injury; to support or assist against hostile or inimical action; to preserve from attack, persecution…

transitive. To shelter; to overshadow; to cast a shadow over, obscure.

transitive. To make thorny, to furnish with thorns; esp. to protect (a newly planted quick-set hedge or the like) with dead thorn-bushes. Also absol.

To protect, defend.

Inverted constr. (= ‘to turn the rain from her’.) Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To keep secure from danger or attack; to guard, protect, defend; to make safe.

transitive. To cover; to shield, protect; to hide.

transitive. To shield, defend. Also absol., God shend = ‘God shield’.

To guarantee the security or immunity of (a person or thing). Const. from, for (= from), against. Now rare. Cf. sense 1.

In immaterial sense: To be a security or protection to; to take under one's protection or patronage; to screen from blame or punishment, or from…

transitive. (Const. against, from.) To screen, shield, protect. a building, locality, esp. from weather or wind.

transitive. To keep safe, protect.

transitive. To act as a buckler to; to shield, defend, protect.

To guard (a person or thing) against danger or attack; to safeguard.

transitive. Scottish. To provide protection from. Obsolete.

figurative. To dirty or defile as with tar; esp. in tarred with the same stick (or brush), stained with the same or similar faults or obnoxious…

transitive. To protect with or as with a target; to shield. Obsolete.

transitive. To shield or protect (someone or something) from danger, harm, hostility, etc.; esp. to protect or save (an offender) from punishment…

transitive. To arm (in various senses) beforehand.

transitive. To protect, safeguard.

transitive. To be or provide a shelter for. To screen from pursuit, attack, blows, etc.

to guard against: to take up a position of defence with regard to, to take precautions against. Also with indirect passive.

To pad or protect as with cushions. Also figurative.

transitive. To guard or screen as with a shield.

transitive. slang. To act as a bodyguard to (a person, esp. a criminal); to keep watch over (something, esp. when engaged in a criminal activity).

transitive. To lessen the impact of, with or as with a buffer; to act as a buffer to; frequently figurative.