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▸ noun: a position on a basketball team
▸ noun: a position on the line of scrimmage ("Guards must be good blockers")
▸ noun: a device designed to prevent injury
▸ noun: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing ("Keep your guard up")
▸ noun: a group of men who escort and protect some important person
▸ noun: the person who plays that position on a football team ("The left guard was injured on the play")
▸ noun: a person who keeps watch over something or someone
▸ noun: the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
▸ noun: the duty of serving as a sentry ("He was on guard that night")
▸ noun: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. ("An insurance policy is a good safeguard")
▸ verb: to keep watch over ("There would be men guarding the horses")
▸ verb: take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence ("Guard against becoming too friendly with the staff")
▸ verb: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect ("Guard my possessions while I'm away")
▸ verb: protect against a challenge or attack
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14892)
▸ Also see guards
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▸ noun: a position on a basketball team
▸ noun: a position on the line of scrimmage ("Guards must be good blockers")
▸ noun: a device designed to prevent injury
▸ noun: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing ("Keep your guard up")
▸ noun: a group of men who escort and protect some important person
▸ noun: the person who plays that position on a football team ("The left guard was injured on the play")
▸ noun: a person who keeps watch over something or someone
▸ noun: the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
▸ noun: the duty of serving as a sentry ("He was on guard that night")
▸ noun: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. ("An insurance policy is a good safeguard")
▸ verb: to keep watch over ("There would be men guarding the horses")
▸ verb: take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence ("Guard against becoming too friendly with the staff")
▸ verb: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect ("Guard my possessions while I'm away")
▸ verb: protect against a challenge or attack
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14892)
▸ Also see guards
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to guard
▸ Usage examples for guard
▸ Idioms related to guard (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing guard
▸ Words that often appear near guard
▸ Rhymes of guard
▸ Invented words related to guard