defending

Meanings

1. 1
   verb To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
2. 2
   verb To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
3. 3
   verb To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
4. 4
   verb To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
5. 5
   verb To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
6. 6
   verb To call a raise from the big blind.
7. 7
   verb To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
8. 8
   verb To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
9. 9
   verb To prohibit, forbid.