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оборонять v stresses
gen.	defend; hold
Makarov.	conduct a defence; organize a defence; put up a defence
math.	protect
mil.	defend (ся); maintain defense; stand on the defensive (ся); undertake the defense
обороняться v
gen.	defend; act on the defensive; be on the defensive; stand on the defensive; be stand, act on the defensive; stand; defend oneself
Gruzovik	defend oneself
idiom.	be on one's heels (in a defensive position; from boxing, where a boxer might go back on his heels when he's defending himself, as opposed to being on his toes • In the early months of the war, with Ukraine's regular army on its heels, everyday Ukrainians filled the ranks of a partisan army that stopped an offensive by combined Russian-separatist forces. 4uzhoj)
mil.	make a stand; make resistance; offer resistance; put up resistance; resist; hold defensively
обороняясь v
gen.	defensively

оборонять : 42 phrases in 9 subjects

Air defense	1
Chess	4
Figure of speech	1
Football	2
General	10
Idiomatic	1
Makarov	5
Military	16
Wrestling	2