| verb | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage “Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain” |
| verb | use tariffs to favor domestic industry |
| adjective | kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss “the most protected spot I could find” |
| adjective | guarded from injury or destruction |
| protective | adjective | intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
| protection | noun | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
| protector | noun | a person who cares for persons or property |