Entertainment / Basketball / Defense: The team without the ball; also the act of trying to stop the opponent from scoring.
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Defense Noun Synonyms: shelter, protection, cover, guard, safeguard, shield
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Entertainment / Football / 46 Defense: (pronounced forty-six defense) a formation of the 4-3 defense (four linemen and three linebackers) in which three defensive backs (the two cornerbacks and the strong safety) crowd the line of scrimmag MORE
Entertainment / Football / 3-4 Defense: A defensive formation with 3 linemen and 4 linebackers. A professional derivative in the 1970s of the earlier Oklahoma or '50' defense, which had 5 linemen and 2 linebackers. The 3-4 outside linebacke MORE
Science / Psychiatry / Defense Mechanism: Automatic psychological process that protects the individual against anxiety and from awareness of internal or external stressors or dangers. Defense mechanisms mediate the individuals reaction to emo MORE
Entertainment / Football / Nickel Defense: When a defense brings in a 5th defensive back to replace a linebacker on the field, increasing its pass coverage. MORE
Entertainment / Football / 50 Defense: A once popular college defense with 5 defensive linemen and 2 linebackers. Also known as the 'Oklahoma Defense,' it is structurally very similar to the 3-4. In the 50-defense, the team uses a nose tac MORE
Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Defensemen: Two players who make up a team?€™s defensive unit usually stationed in or near their defensive zone to help the goalie guard against attack; sometimes they lead an attack. The left defenseman cove MORE