protest

UK /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ · US /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ verb, noun

Forms protests protesting protested

1. verb (intransitive) To make a strong objection. “How dare you, I protest!”
2. verb (transitive) To affirm (something). “I protest my innocence.”
3. verb To object to.
4. verb (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To publicly demonstrate against. “They protested the demolition of the school.”
5. verb To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
6. verb (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
7. verb (obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.
8. noun A formal objection, especially one by a group. “They lodged a protest with the authorities.”
9. noun A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration. “We held a protest in front of City Hall.”
10. noun The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
11. noun A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “protest”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details