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Quick definitions from WordNet (protection)
▸ noun: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence ("Every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection")
▸ noun: the activity of protecting someone or something ("The witnesses demanded police protection")
▸ noun: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition ("He made trade protection a plank in the party platform")
▸ noun: the condition of being protected ("They were huddled together for protection")
▸ noun: kindly endorsement and guidance
▸ noun: defense against financial failure; financial independence ("Insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness")
▸ noun: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury ("They had no protection from the fallout")
▸ Also see protections
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▸ noun: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence ("Every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection")
▸ noun: the activity of protecting someone or something ("The witnesses demanded police protection")
▸ noun: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition ("He made trade protection a plank in the party platform")
▸ noun: the condition of being protected ("They were huddled together for protection")
▸ noun: kindly endorsement and guidance
▸ noun: defense against financial failure; financial independence ("Insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness")
▸ noun: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury ("They had no protection from the fallout")
▸ Also see protections
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to protection
▸ Usage examples for protection
▸ Idioms related to protection (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing protection
▸ Words that often appear near protection
▸ Rhymes of protection
▸ Invented words related to protection