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Definition of 'guard'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) guard
to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over.

2.  guard
to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc.

3.  guard
to keep under control as a matter of caution or prudence:
to guard one's temper.

4.  guard
to provide or equip with some safeguard or protective appliance, as to prevent loss, injury, etc.

5.  guard
to position oneself in some sport so as to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent on offense).

6.  guard
to protect (a chess piece or a square) by placing a piece in a supportive or defensive position relative to it.

7. (v.i.) guard
to take precautions (usu. fol. by against):
to guard against errors.

8.  guard
to give protection; keep watch.

9. (n.) guard
a person or group that guards, as one that keeps watch over prisoners or protects a place from disturbance, theft, etc.

10.  guard
an act of guarding; a close watch, as over a prisoner or other person under restraint.

11.  guard
a device, appliance, or attachment that prevents injury, loss, etc.

12.  guard
something intended or serving to guard or protect; safeguard.

13.  guard
a posture of defense or readiness, as in fencing, boxing, etc.

14.  guard
either of the football linemen stationed between a tackle and the center.

15.  guard
the position played by this lineman.

16.  guard
either of the basketball players stationed in the backcourt.

17.  guard
Brit. a railroad conductor.

18.  guard
Guards,

Definition of 'guard'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) guard
a person who keeps watch over something or someone

2. (noun) guard
the person who plays that position on a football team
"the left guard was injured on the play"

3. (noun) guard, safety, safety device
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

4. (noun) guard
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
"keep your guard up"

5. (noun) guard
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

6. (noun) guard
a military unit serving to protect some place or person

7. (noun) precaution, safeguard, guard
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
"he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"

8. (noun) guard duty, guard, sentry duty, sentry go
the duty of serving as a sentry
"he was on guard that night"

9. (noun) guard
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
"guards must be good blockers"

10. (verb) guard
a position on a basketball team

11. (verb) guard
to keep watch over
"there would be men guarding the horses"

12. (verb) guard, ward
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
"guard my possessions while I'm away"

13. (verb) defend, guard, hold
protect against a challenge or attack
"Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

14. (verb) guard
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
"guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

Definition of 'guard'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) guard
a soldier, police officer, etc. who keeps a person or place safe
two guards at the gate; a border guard

2.  guard
the act of protecting sb or sth or keeping sb from escaping
the hours during which he was on guard

3.  guard
under guard
being guarded
the prisoner under guard

4.  guard
on your guard (against)
paying attention because sth bad could happen
Be on your guard against Internet fraud.

5.  guard
off guard
not paying attention and vulnerable to sth bad happening
He caught me off guard with his criticism.

6. (verb) guard
to keep safe; = protect
Two police officers guarded the door.; to guard a secret

7.  guard
to stop from escaping
He left the jail, guarded by two soldiers.

Definition of 'guard'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) guard
to protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for

2. (noun) guard
to keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like

3. (noun) guard
to protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc

4. (noun) guard
to fasten by binding; to gird

5. (verb) guard
to watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes

6. (verb) guard
one who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection

7. (verb) guard
a man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel

8. (verb) guard
one who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor

9. (verb) guard
any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss

10. (verb) guard
that part of a sword hilt which protects the hand

11. (verb) guard
ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment

12. (verb) guard
a chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress

13. (verb) guard
a fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel

14. (verb) guard
an extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision

15. (verb) guard
a plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger

16. (verb) guard
an interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled

17. (verb) guard
a posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise

18. (verb) guard
an expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure

19. (verb) guard
watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard

20. (verb) guard
the fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites

Definition of 'guard'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. guard
1. A form of security operation whose primary task is to protect the main force by fighting to gain time while also observing and reporting information, and to prevent enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body by reconnoitering, attacking, defending, and delaying. A guard force normally operates within the range of the main body

Translation of 'guard'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to protect from danger or attack The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.
Afrikaans: bewaak	Arabic: يَحْمي	Bulgarian: охранявам
Brazilian: guardar	Czech: střežit	German: bewachen
Danish: vogte; bevogte	Greek: φρουρώ	Spanish: guardar, proteger, defend
Estonian: kaitsma	Farsi: حراست کردن	Finnish: vartioida
French: garder	Hebrew: להגן	Hindi: सचेत रहना
Croatian: čuvati, stražariti	Hungarian: védelmez	Indonesian: mengawal
Icelandic: vörður	Italian: fare la guardia	Japanese: 守る
Korean: (위험 등에서) 보호하다	Lithuanian: saugoti	Latvian: []sargāt
Malay: menjaga	Dutch: beschermen (tegen)	Norwegian: (be)vokte, beskytte, vern
Polish: chronić	Persian: حراست کردن	Pashto: ساتونكى، ګارډ، څارو: ساتل
Portuguese: guardar	Romanian: a apăra	Russian: охранять
Slovak: strážiť	Slovenian: stražiti	Serbian: braniti
Swedish: vakta, hålla vakt	Thai: คุ้มกัน	Turkish: korumak
Taiwanese: 警衛	Ukrainian: охороняти	Urdu: حملہ یا خطرے سے حفاظت کرن
Vietnamese: canh gác	Chinese: 警卫
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