defending oneself

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• defence — noun 1. /dəˈfɛns / (say duh fens) resistance against attack; protection. 2. /dəˈfɛns / (say duh fens) something that defends, especially a fortification. 3. /dəˈfɛns / (say duh fens) the defending of a cause or the like by speech, argument, etc.… …  

• de|fense — «dih FEHNS», noun, verb, fensed, fens|ing. –n. 1. any thing, act, or word that defends, guards, or protects; thing used to guard against attack or harm: »A wall around a city was a defense against enemies. A well built house or a warm coat is a… …   Useful english dictionary

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• self-defense — n. The act of defending oneself against threatened injury; the right to protect oneself or one’s family from immediately threatened harm, which can serve as a defense in a criminal or tort action arising out of injuries caused by an act of self… …   Law dictionary

• show — v. & n. v. (past part. shown or showed) 1 intr. & tr. be, or allow or cause to be, visible; manifest; appear (the buds are beginning to show; white shows the dirt). 2 tr. (often foll. by to) offer, exhibit, or produce (a thing) for scrutiny etc.… …   Useful english dictionary

• defense — defenseless, adj. defenselessly, adv. defenselessness, n. /di fens / or, esp. for 7, 9, /dee fens/, n., v., defensed, defensing. n. 1. resistance against attack; protection: Two more regiments are needed for the defense of the city. 2. something… …   Universalium

• judo — judoist, n. /jooh doh/, n. 1. a method of defending oneself or fighting without the use of weapons, based on jujitsu but differing from it in banning dangerous throws and blows and stressing the athletic or sport element. 2. the sport of fighting …   Universalium

• defense — de•fense [[t]dɪˈfɛns[/t]] or, esp. for 7,9, [[t]ˈdi fɛns[/t]] n. v. fensed, fens•ing 1) resistance against attack; protection 2) something that defends, as a fortification or medication 3) the defending of a cause or the like by speech, etc.: to… …   From formal English to slang