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guard

/ɡɑːd/

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something; A garda; a police officer; A squad responsible for protecting something

Meanings

1
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something
- Were you caught off guard?
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- How many guards were there?
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A garda; a police officer
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A squad responsible for protecting something
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A squad responsible for protecting something.; An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countriesrare
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The part of a sword that protects the wielder's handrare
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A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous partsrare
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A watchchainrare
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A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheelsrare
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A state of caution; posture of defencerare
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Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricketrare

verbnot in the study set

/ɡɑːd/

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

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To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend
- The palace was heavily guarded.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- It's a closely guarded secret.
  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like
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To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety
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