Scientists are studying the body's 'mechanisms' for controlling weight.
a legal 'mechanism' to prevent lobbyists from exerting unfair influence
She is projecting her anger on you as a 'defense mechanism'.
(..) and realized I wasn't a pimp. Remember the class play? You pulled up my skirt and the entire auditorium saw my underpants? Yes. Back then, I used humor as a defense mechanism. Thank God I don't do that anymore. What you have been doing since childhood? Well, I got a new belt. I wondered! (..)1996 TvShow: Friends Title: The One After the Superbowl: Part 1 Season: 2 Episode 12