Synset

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 43

sample sentences

"Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

protective protection protection protector

semantic pointers

hyponym

cover for immunize, immunise overprotect look out cover guard, ward defend, guard, hold shield, screen charm wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround safeguard cover cover mothproof body guard insure cover keep, preserve

hypernym