Defence vs. Defend — What's the Difference?

Variant of defense.

To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.

To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.

Something used to oppose attacks.

To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

An argument in support or justification of something.

To be responsible for guarding (an opposing player).

A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

To compete against a challenger in an attempt to retain (a championship).

The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

To support or maintain, as by argument or action; justify

Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.

To represent (a defendant) in a civil or criminal action.

(obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

To attempt to disprove or invalidate (the claim made by a lawsuit or prosecution)

To furnish with defences; to fortify.

To make a defense.

See Defense.

(Sports) To play defense.

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;

(transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.

The defendant and his legal advisors collectively;

To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).

An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;

(sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.

The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;

(sports) 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.

The justification for some act or belief;

(poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.

A structure used for defense;

To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).

A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;

To prevent, to keep (from doing something).

Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;

To prohibit, forbid.

Protection from harm;

To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

To prohibit; to forbid.

To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; - sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.

To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.

Argue or speak in defense of;

Be on the defensive; act against an attack

Protect against a challenge or attack;

Fight against or resist strongly;

Protect or fight for as a champion

Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;

State or assert;