Definition: 1. Argue or speak in defense of. 2. Be on the defensive; act against an attack. 3. Protect against a challenge or attack. 4. Fight against or resist strongly. 5. Protect or fight for as a champion. 6. Be the defense counsel for someone.
Use 'defend' in a sentence:
1. The country should have the right to defend itself with all legal means at its command.
2. Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders.
3. Don't defend him any more.
4. The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practice today.
5. Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics.
6. The dead are gone and they cannot defend themselves.
7. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge.
8. They find it hard to defend themselves.
9. All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.
10. Now that you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland.
11. At this time, too, the judge will appoint a court lawyer to defend the suspect if he can't afford one.
12. Police chiefs strongly defended police conduct against a wave of criticism.
13. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics.
14. Troops have been sent to defend the borders.
15. State and defend your opinion, analyze the issues, speculate about how things might have turned out differently.
16. India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0.
17. If cornered, the snake will defend itself.
18. He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation.
19. Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.
20. The first law of kung fu is to defend yourself.
21. They defended their policies robustly.
22. The president has gone on television to defend stringent new security measures.
23. While these are honorable schemes, it makes it harder for Burberry to defend these latest figures.
24. The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism.
25. It is impossible to defend against an all-out attack.
26. America's priority is to help nations defend themselves.
27. They would have killed him if he had not defended himself.
28. He is defending champion.
29. Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of colour.
30. The government's first duty is to defend the currency by stamping on inflation.
31. The Turkish president has gone on television to defend stringent new security measures.
32. Now that you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.
33. Most people with property to lose were resolved to defend it.
34. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church.
35. How can you defend such behaviour?
36. She will be defending her title at next month's championships.
37. He intends to defend his seat in the next election.
38. Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners.
39. His powerful serve was too much for the defending champion.
40. He has employed one of the UK's top lawyers to defend him.
41. The army will do whatever it takes to defend the motherland against any invasion.
42. How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important.
43. They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies.
44. The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs.
45. The minister was accused of defending the indefensible.
46. He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
