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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Protect as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
In one pocket, to protect a ball or balls would be to block your opponent's easy access to remove threats you have established near your pocket. To protect a lead would be to play the score by effectively making it difficult for your opponent to score enough points to get back in the game. To protect a layout advantage would be to prevent your opponent from neutralizing a table layout that favors you.
I have to focus because I want to protect my lead here.
The protect definition was entered on 5/17/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:49:46 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to scoring. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: ahead race, race for more on the meaning of protect.
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