- Block (blow) - Defensive fencing move - Deflect - Push away - Ward off - To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a
thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. - To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
- Made a defensive chess move - of Castle - Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a
castled height or crag. - Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.