Synonym: cover, defend, ensure, guard, harbor, safeguard, screen, shelter, shield. Similar words: protective, protection, protect from, environmental protection, protest, protein, rote, proton. Meaning: [prə'tekt] 
v. 1. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage 2. use tariffs to favor domestic industry.
v. 1. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage 2. use tariffs to favor domestic industry. 
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121 The box was lined with soft paper to protect the things inside.
122 Surely the function of the law is to protect everyone's rights.
123 Measures have been taken to protect the world's depleted elephant population.
124 I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire.
125 The houses are built on stilts to protect them from the annual floods.
126 As a parent, I feel that more should be done to protect our children.
127 I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.
128 Sometimes it is necessary to break family ties in order to protect the child.
129 Lightning conductors protect buildings and tall structures from lightning strikes.
130 The law was designed to protect wives, and, to a lesser extent, children.
131 These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.
132 He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.
133 The union was formed to protect the rights and interests of miners.
134 What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous service operators?
135 The French have acted swiftly and decisively to protect their industries.
136 They agreed to co-operate with Brazil on a programme to protect the rain-forests.
137 The bags have tough exterior materials to protect against knocks[Sentencedict.com], rain and dust.
138 You must take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself and your family.
139 The company now faces several lawsuits over its failure to protect its employees.
140 She packed the vase in tissue paper to protect it.
141 The special rights to protect the nobles have been swept away.
142 Aircraft will enforce the no-fly zone to protect UN forces on the ground.
143 He argued that it was the role of governments to protect the weak.
144 The law is intended to protect young and impressionable viewers.
145 You need some kind of cover over it to protect it from the rain.
146 She was concerned to protect the children from the truth until she judged them ready to hear it.
147 Protect the magnetic strip on your credit card from scratches, heat,(www.Sentencedict.com) damp or other damage.
148 Developing countries which are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.
149 Of course the company will act to protect its financial interests in the country if war begins.
150 To protect the food supply , the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle.
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