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.
guard
UK /ɡɑːd/ US /ɡɑɹd/
noun 5verb 5name 2
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noun
1
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.
2
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
3
A squad responsible for protecting something.
The president inspected the guard of honour.
4
A squad responsible for protecting something.
5
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
Holonym: hilt
verb
1
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.
2
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
Guard the prisoner.
3
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.
4
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.
5
To fasten by binding; to gird.
name
1
A surname.
Please deliver this package to Mr Guard.
2
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.
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