| has gloss | (noun) the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
protection |
| lexicalization | eng: protection |
| subclass of | (noun) any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
activity |
| has subclass | (noun) the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
air cover |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of shielding from harm
shielding |
| has subclass | (noun) the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
preservation, saving |
| has subclass | (noun) excessive protection
overprotection, momism, overshielding |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
defense, defence |
| has subclass | (noun) protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
defence, defense |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating"
vaccinating, inoculating |
| has subclass | (noun) the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
patrol |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of defending yourself
self-defence, self-defense, self-protection |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
insulation |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of locking something up to protect it
locking, lockup |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
accompaniment, escort |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of protecting something by covering it
covering |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
immunization, immunisation |
| has subclass | (noun) attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
guardianship, tutelage, charge, care |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse)
ruggedization, ruggedisation |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of treating something to make it repel water
waterproofing, sealing |
| has subclass | (noun) activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
civil defense |