guard

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

guards

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

guard

past (v2)

guarded

past participle (v3)

guarded

present participle

guarding

3rd person singular

guards

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

   • The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.

2. 2.A garda; a police officer.

3. 3.A squad responsible for protecting something.

   • The president inspected the guard of honour.

4. 4.The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.

   • For Heaven still guards the right.
   • All of the mountain passes are guarded by troops.

2. 2.To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.

3. 3.To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.

   • Careful people guard against mistakes.

4. 4.To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.

   • The body of your discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on neither.

Overall

Common· #1511

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Uncommon

Synonyms

• safety

Word family

• guardian