protection vs attack

Definitions

noun

1. the condition of being protected
2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
3. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
4. defense against financial failure; financial independence
5. the activity of protecting someone or something

Examples

He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.

The white plates are composed of a very tough but light titanium alloy that provides a good deal of extra protection to the body's vitals.

This gave the Roman soldier a great deal of protection as it curved around his body.

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Definitions

noun

1. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
2. intense adverse criticism
3. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
4. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
5. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

verb

1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
2. take the initiative and go on the offensive
3. begin to injure
4. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
5. attack someone physically or emotionally

Examples

Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.

So far, only a couple of the trees (literally two) have been found to be successful in fending off beetle attacks, using chemical and physical responses similar to those in lower-elevation tree species, such as lodgepole pine and Douglas fir.

Arguing that FDR provoked the attack was Gore Vidal, novelist, provocateur, T. V. icon, and one of the greatest English-language essayists alive.

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