guard

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UK /ɡɑːd/ US /ɡɑɹd/

noun 5verb 5name 2

Collocations

(noun.) person who guards sb/sth

ADJ

armed, uniformed

The airport had uniformed guards checking passengers' bags at every entrance.

border, prison, security

VERB + GUARD

post

Security officers posted guards at every entrance to the government building.

GUARD + VERB

patrol sth

The security guards patrolled the shopping mall throughout the night.

protect sth

GUARD + NOUN

duty | dog

(noun.) being ready to prevent attack or danger

ADJ

close | constant

armed

The museum's valuable paintings are protected by armed guards who work through the night.

police

VERB + GUARD

keep, mount, stand

Police officers keep guard outside the bank every night to prevent robberies.

PREP

off your ~

The unexpected phone call from my boss caught me off my guard during dinner.

on (your) ~

After being cheated once, she stayed on her guard when meeting new people online.

under ~

The valuable artwork remains under guard at the museum during the night.

~ against, ~ over

A security system helps guard against break-ins at night.

(noun.) group of soldiers/policemen who guard sb/sth

ADJ

civil, national, palace, presidential | advance

VERB + GUARD

change

The security team will change the guard at midnight every night.

call out

When the security system detected the break-in, management immediately called out the night guard.

PHRASES

guard of honour

The soldiers stood at attention as a guard of honour for the visiting president's arrival.

(verb.)

ADV

well

The museum's art collection is well guarded by security cameras and trained staff.

carefully

The security team carefully guarded the entrance to the museum all night.

fiercely, jealously

He fiercely guarded his collection of vintage guitars from anyone who wanted to borrow them.

PREP

against

The security system was designed to guard the warehouse against theft.

from

The security team protected the famous actor from paparazzi outside the hotel.

PHRASES

closely/heavily/securely guarded

The museum's collection of rare paintings is heavily guarded by security cameras and staff.

guard sb/sth with your life

She guards her grandmother's diary with her life, never letting anyone read it.

strictly/tightly guarded

The company's new product design was kept tightly guarded until the official announcement.

Definitions

noun

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.

Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.

A garda; a police officer.

The Garda Regulations 1924 required a candidate for appointment as a guard to be able to produce satisfactory references as to his character

A squad responsible for protecting something.

The president inspected the guard of honour.

A squad responsible for protecting something.

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

Holonym: hilt

verb

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

For Heaven still guards the right.

Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, ⁠Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.

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

Guard the prisoner.

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.

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.

To fasten by binding; to gird.

name

A surname.

Please deliver this package to Mr Guard.

Ellipsis of the proper name of any of various specific services called the National Guard, the Republican Guard, and so on.

I was 19 when I joined the Guard. The Guard provides a small pension to members who retire with enough years of service.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or dama

noun — a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

safety

verb — watch over or shield from danger or harm

ward

verb — protect against a challenge or attack

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

take guard

(For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

The Garda Regulations 1924 required a candidate for appointment as a guard to be able to produce satisfactory references as to his character

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For Heaven still guards the right.

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Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, ⁠Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.

Wiktionary

Guard the prisoner.

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