Attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring.

Roget 717: defending etc. v.; defensive; mural^†; armed, armed at all points, armed cap-a-pie, armed to the teeth; panoplied^†; iron-plated, ironclad; loopholed, castellated, machicolated^†, casemated^†; defended etc. v.; proof against.    armored, ballproof^†, bulletproof; hardened.    ... show more

Polish: defensywny