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GUARD
guard
(noun) a position on a basketball team
guard
(noun) (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; âguards must be good blockersâ
precaution, safeguard, guard
(noun) a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; âhe put an ice pack on the injury as a precautionâ; âan insurance policy is a good safeguardâ; âwe let our guard downâ
guard, safety, safety device
(noun) a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
guard
(noun) a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; âkeep your guard upâ
guard
(noun) a military unit serving to protect some place or person
guard
(noun) the person who plays that position on a football team; âthe left guard was injured on the playâ
guard
(noun) a person who keeps watch over something or someone
guard
(noun) the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
guard, ward
(verb) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; âguard my possessions while Iâm awayâ
defend, guard, hold
(verb) protect against a challenge or attack; âHold that position behind the trees!â; âHold the bridge against the enemyâs attacksâ
guard
(verb) to keep watch over; âthere would be men guarding the horsesâ
guard
(verb) take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; âguard against becoming too friendly with the staffâ; âguard against infectionâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Guard (plural Guards)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guard is the 17472nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1613 individuals. Guard is most common among White (86.67%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Dagur, Darug, Dugar, Durga, draug, durag
Etymology
Noun
guard (plural guards)
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
(Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
(military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
A watchchain.
(Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
(uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
(basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
(cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
(American football) Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
(sports) A player playing a position named guard.
(rail) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
(computing, programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
Synonyms
• (the part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand): quillon
• (part of machine blocking dangerous parts): protection
• (panel of a car enclosing a wheel): fender
Verb
guard (third-person singular simple present guards, present participle guarding, simple past and past participle guarded)
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
To fasten by binding; to gird.
Anagrams
• Dagur, Darug, Dugar, Durga, draug, durag
Source: Wiktionary
Guard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guarded; p. pr. &, vb. n. Gurding.] Etym: [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG. wart to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See Ward, v. & n., and cf. Guard, n.]
1. 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; toaccompany for protection; to vare for. For Heaven still guards the right. Shak.
2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
3. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc. The body of your discourse it sometime guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on neither. Shak.
4. To fasten by binding; to gird. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Syn.
– To defend, protect, shield; keep; watch.
Guard (gÀrd), v. i.
Definition: 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.
Guard, n. Etym: [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf. OHG. wart, marto, one who watches, mata a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. See Guard, v. t.]
1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection. His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft. Shak.
2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel. The guard which kept the door of the king's house. Kings xiv. 27.
3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor. [Eng.]
4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as: (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. (e) 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. (f) 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. (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled.
5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise.
6. An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. They have expressed themselves with as few guards and restrictions as I. Atterbury.
7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
8. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.
Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty. Advanced guard, Coast guard, etc. See under Advanced, Coast, etc.
– Grand guard (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army. Mahan.
– Guard boat. (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good lookout. (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations.
– Guard cells (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.
– Guard chamber, a guardroom.
– Guard detail (Mil.men from a company regiment etc., detailed for guard duty.
– Guard duty (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc., performed by a sentinel or sentinels.
– Guard lock (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin.
– Guard of honor (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons.
– Guard rail (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard against derailment.
– Guard ship, a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships.
– Life guard (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer.
– Off one's guard, in a careless state; inattentive; unsuspicious of danger.
– On guard, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as a guard or sentinel; watching.
– On one's guard, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.
– To mount guard (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or sentinel.
– To run the guard, to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.
Syn.
– Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort; care; attention; watch; heed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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