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Defending Moderate

Defending has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
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present participle and gerund of defend

"After spending hours defending his thesis, he finally felt ready to leave the conference room."

In plain English: Defending means protecting someone or something from being hurt, attacked, or taken away by others.

"The lawyer spent hours defending her client against the new charges."

Adjective
1

attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

"The goalkeeper spent the entire match defending, making a series of crucial saves to stop the opposing team from scoring."

Example Sentences
"The lawyer spent hours defending her client against the new charges." verb
"He spent the whole afternoon defending his new car from curious neighbors who thought it was stolen." verb
"The team is currently defending their championship title in this year's tournament." verb
"She felt awkward while defending her poor choice of words to her embarrassed friend." verb
See Also
upfield downfield penalty corner defend fumidashi chemical defense guard
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Rhyming Words
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