protest
- protest
I
n.
complaint
dissent
1) to enter, file, lodge, register a protest
2) to express, voice a protest
3) to cause, draw, spark (AE), spark off (BE), trigger a protest
4) to dismiss, reject a protest
5) a strong, vigorous; weak protest (we lodged a strong protest with their government)
7) a protest that + clause (the court rejected their protest that due process had not been observed)
8) in protest (to resign in protest)
9) under protest (they complied with the order under protest)
public demonstration of disapproval
10) to organize, stage a protest
11) to put down, quell a protest
12) a noisy; public protest
II
v.
1) to protest strongly, vigorously
2) (D; intr.) to protest about, against (to protest against a war; AE also has: to protest a war)
3) (K) we protested his being released
4) (L; to) we protested (to the mayor) that taxes were too high
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['prəʊtest]
public protest
quell a protest
register a protest
reject a protest
stage a protest
trigger a protest
vigorous
vigorously
voice a protest
spark off
against
weak protest
(D; intr.) to protest about
(K) we protested his being released
(L; to) we protested (to the mayor) that taxes were too high
['complaint'] ['dissent'] to enter
['public demonstration of disapproval'] to organize
a noisy
a strong
a protest against
to cause
to dismiss
to express
to put down
to protest strongly
a protest that + clause
under protest
in protest
Combinatory dictionary.
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