Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  protect 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  protect 
 
  Sense  1 
  protect 
  =>  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 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  protect 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  protect 
 
  Sense  1 
  protect 
  =>  overprotect 
  =>  look  out 
  =>  cover 
  =>  guard,  ward 
  =>  shepherd 
  =>  defend,  guard,  hold 
  =>  shield,  screen 
  =>  charm 
  =>  wall,  palisade,  fence,  fence  in  surround 
  =>  stockade 
  =>  circumvallate 
  =>  safeguard 
  =>  cover 
  =>  cover 
  =>  mothproof 
  =>  body  guard 
  =>  insure 
  =>  reinsure 
  =>  reinsure 
  =>  coinsure 
  =>  cover 
  =>  keep  preserve 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  protect 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  protect 
 
  2  senses  of  protect 
 
  Sense  1 
  protect 
  =>  defend 
 
  Sense  2 
  protect 
  =>  assist 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  protect 
 
  protect  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  protect 
 
  Sense  1 
  protect 
  =>  defend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  protect 
  =>  assist 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  protect 
 
  The  verb  protect  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (44)  protect  --  (shield  from  danger,  injury,  destruction,  or  damage;  "Weatherbeater  protects  your  roof  from  the  rain") 
  2.  (1)  protect  --  (use  tariffs  to  favor  domestic  industry,  in  international  trade) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  protected 
 
  The  adj  protected  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  protected,  secure  --  (kept  safe  or  defended  from  danger  or  injury  or  loss  "the  most  protected  spot  I  could  find") 
  2.  protected,  saved  --  (guarded  from  injury  or  destruction) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  protected 
 
  2  senses  of  protected 
 
  Sense  1 
  protected  (vs.  unprotected),  secure 
 
  unprotected  (vs.  protected) 
  =>  exposed,  open 
  =>  naked,  defenseless 
  =>  unshielded 
 
  Sense  2 
  protected,  saved 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  preserved)  ->  destroyed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  protected 
 
  2  senses  of  protected 
 
  Sense  1 
  protected  (vs.  unprotected),  secure 
  =>  bastioned,  fortified 
  =>  battlemented 
  =>  burglarproof 
  =>  covert 
  =>  moated 
  =>  sheltered 
  =>  shielded 
  =>  snug 
  =>  stormproof 
  =>  weatherproof 
  Also  See->  invulnerable#1;  secure#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  protected,  saved 
  =>  preserved  (vs.  destroyed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  protected 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  protected 
 
  protected  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  protected 
  protected 
  unprotected 
 
  Overview  of  verb  protect 
 
  The  verb  protect  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (44)  protect  --  (shield  from  danger,  injury,  destruction,  or  damage;  "Weatherbeater  protects  your  roof  from  the  rain") 
  2.  (1)  protect  --  (use  tariffs  to  favor  domestic  industry,  in  international  trade) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  protected 
 
  The  adj  protected  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  protected,  secure  --  (kept  safe  or  defended  from  danger  or  injury  or  loss  "the  most  protected  spot  I  could  find") 
  2.  protected,  saved  --  (guarded  from  injury  or  destruction) 

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