[{"word":"defends","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To call a raise from the big blind.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prevent, to keep (from doing something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prohibit, forbid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["attack"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defend","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defends"]}]