1. to keep safe, to protect: magtanggol, ipagtanggol,
2. to ward off a blow, to shield: sumangga, manangga, sanggahin
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shield
n.
1. a piece of armor carried on the arm to protect the body in battle: kalasag
2. anything used to protect: pansangga, panangga, sanggalang, pananggalang, panalag
v.
to protect, defend: magsanggalang, ipagsanggalang, magtanggol, ipagtanggol
stand
n.
1. a place where a person stands, position: kinatatayuan, lugar, kinalalagyan, puwesto
2. a place or fixtures for a small business: puwesto, munting (maliit na) tindahan
3. a way of thinking: paninindigan
4. a raised place where people may stand or sit: tayuan, tuntungan, plataporma, entablado
5. something to put or hang things on, e.g., a hat, raincoat, etc.: sabitan
v.
1. to be on ones feet: tumayo, tumindig
2. to be in a certain place, rank, scale, etc.: malagay, lumagay
3. to rise to ones feet: tumayo, tumindig
4. to set upright: magtindig, itindig, magtayo, itayo
5. to stay in place, last: tumagal, magtagal, makatagal, matagalan, manatili, mamalagi
6. to bear, endure: magtiis, matiis, mapagtiisan, tiisin, makatagal, matagalan
7. to be unchanged, hold good, remain the same: di (hindi) magbago, manatili, mamalagi, manatiling may bisa
8. to take a way of thinking or acting: manindigan, panindigan
9. to stand by means (a) to be near: nasa malapit, huwag lumayo (umalis) (b) to side with, help: tumulong, tulungan, kumampi, kampihan, pumanig, panigan
10. to stand for means (a) to represent: kumatawan, katawanin (b) to be on the side of, take the part of, uphold: manindigan, panindigan panindiganan, manindig
11. to stand out means (a) to project: lumitaw, lumabas, umusli, umungos (b) to be noticeable or prominent: makita, lumantad, mahalata, mapansin, lumitaw (c) to refuse to yield: magmatigas, manindigan
12. to stand up for, to take the part of, defend, support: magtanggol, ipagtanggol, tumangkilik, tangkilikin
13. it can stand over, it can wait until another time: makapaghihintay, maipaghihintay, maipagpapaliban
protection
n.
1. the act of protecting: pagkalinga, pagtangkilik, pagkupkop, pangangalaga, pagtatanggol, pagsasanggalang
2. the condition of being kept from harm: pagkapagkalinga, pagkakakalinga, pagkapagtangkilik, pagkakatangkilik, pagkapagkupkop, pagkakakupkop
3. a defense, something used to defend: pananggol, pananggalang
4. a thing or person that prevents damage: sanggalang, tagapagsanggalang, tagapagtanggol
guard
v.
1. to watch over, to defend: tumanod, magtanod, tanuran, magbantay, bantayan, gumuwardiya, guwardiyahan
2. to keep from escaping, to check: magbantay, bantayan
3. to take care of, keep safe: mag-ingat, pag-ingatan, mangalaga, pangalagaan
