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SELF-DEFENSE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
self-defence; self-defense; self-protection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("self-defense" is a kind of...):
protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-defense"):
martial art (any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport)