Adjective protected has 2 senses
  1. protected, secure - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"
    Antonyms: unprotected, exposed, open, naked, defenseless, unshielded
  2. protected, saved - guarded from injury or destruction
    Antonym: destroyed (indirect, via preserved)
,Verb protect has 2 senses
  1. protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
    --1 is one way to
    defend
    Derived forms: noun protection2, noun protection1, noun protector1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. protect - use tariffs to favor domestic industry
    --2 is one way to
    assist
    Derived form: noun protection6
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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