verb
    
    -tests; -tested; -testing
    
    to show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    b /ˈproʊˌtɛst/ :to show or express strong disapproval of something at a public event with other people [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to say (something that other people do not agree with or believe) in a forceful way
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -tests
    
    something said or done that shows disagreement with or disapproval of something [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :an event at which people gather together to show strong disapproval about something