protect
(verb) shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; “Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain”
protect
(verb) use tariffs to favor domestic industry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
protect (third-person singular simple present protects, present participle protecting, simple past and past participle protected)
(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
(travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.
• bergh (obsolete)
• beshield
• See also defend
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*tect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protected; p. pr. & vb. n. Protecting.] Etym: [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See Tegument.]
Definition: To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak.
Syn.
– To guard; shield; preserve. See Defend.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
