spring to somebody's defence

English

Verb

spring to somebody's defence (third-person singular simple present springs to somebody's defence, present participle springing to somebody's defence, simple past sprang to somebody's defence or sprung to somebody's defence, past participle sprung to somebody's defence)

  1. To defend someone
    Synonyms: leap to somebody's defence, jump to somebody's defence
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