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- DictionaryGuard/ɡärd/
verb
- 1. watch over in order to protect or control: "the gates were guarded by uniformed soldiers"
- 2. protect against damage or harm: "the company fiercely guarded its independence"
noun
- 1. a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person formally assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place: "a security guard"
- 2. a device worn or fitted to prevent injury or damage: "a retractable blade guard"
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a person or group of people whose job it is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping: prison guards. Armed guards were posted at every exit. In sports, a guard is a player who supports and defends other players of his or her team.
to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler. to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc.: to guard a prisoner. to keep under control or restraint as a matter of caution or prudence: to guard one's temper.
A person who protects something is called a guard. You might see a security guard at the mall, a crossing guard on the street outside a school, or a palace guard at Buckingham Palace. To guard something is to watch over it or keep it from danger.
to be responsible for protecting a place or a person: Armed police stood guard outside the house. be under guard. to be kept in a place by a group of people who have weapons: The suspect is now under guard in the local hospital.
Guard definition: To keep (an opposing player) from scoring or playing effectively, usually by remaining close to the player to disrupt offensive play.
guard. noun. /ɡɑrd/. people who protect. [countable] a person, such as a soldier, a police officer, or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping a security guard border guards The prisoner slipped past the guards at the gate and escaped.
Definition of guard noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
