See Also: defensive 2, noun(dictionary)
Defensive securities(finance)
DEFENSIVE ALLEGATION(law)
Defensive medicine(health)
Defensive securities(money)
defensive medicine(medicine)
defensive 1, adjective(dictionary)
Defensive Bet - Poker(gambling)
defensive circle(medicine)
Defensive Board - Basketball(gambling)

defensive 2, noun (oh)



2 n
on/onto the defensive
behaving in a way that shows that you think that someone is criticizing you even if they are not
::In his presence, she was constantly on the defensive.
put/force sb on the defensive
if you put someone on the defensive in an argument, you attack them so that they are in a weaker position
::an issue that is sure to put the White House on the defensive