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G0297200 (gärd)v. guard·ed, guard·ing, guards v.tr.1. a. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured: guard a bank; guarding a witness. See Synonyms at defend.b. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at: guard a door.c. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence: guard a prisoner.d. To keep from risk or curtailment; ensure the safety or integrity of: jealously guarded his success; carefully guarded her privacy.2. Sports To keep (an opposing player) from scoring or playing effectively, usually by remaining close to the player to disrupt offensive play.3. To maintain control over, as to prevent indiscretion: Guard what you say.4. To furnish (a device or object) with a part that protects people from harm or injury.5. Archaic To escort as a guard.v.intr.1. To take precautions: guarded against illness by getting exercise.2. To serve as a guard.n.1. A person who protects, keeps watch, or acts as a sentinel: a prison guard.2. a. The act or duty of guarding.b. Protection; watch: The sheepdog kept guard over the herd.3. Something that gives protection; a safeguard: a guard against tooth decay.4. A device or attachment that prevents injury, damage, or loss, especially:a. An attachment or covering put on a machine to protect the operator or a part of the machine.b. A device on a foil, sword, or knife that protects the hand.c. A padded covering worn to protect a body part from injury: a shin guard.d. A small chain or band attached to a watch or bracelet to prevent loss.e. A ring worn to prevent a more valuable ring from sliding off the finger.5. An honor guard.6. Chiefly British A railway employee in charge of a train.7. Football One of the two offensive linemen on either side of the center.8. Basketball Either of the two players normally positioned in the backcourt who are responsible for bringing the ball to and initiating offensive plays from the frontcourt.9. Sports A defensive position or stance, as in boxing or fencing.10. Electronics A signal that prevents accidental activation of a device or ambiguous interpretation of data.Idioms: off (one's) guard Not alert; unprepared. on (one's) guard Alert and watchful; cautious. stand guard1. To keep watch.2. To act as a sentinel.

[Middle English garden, from Old French garder, guarder, of Germanic origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

guard′er n.

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(ɡɑːd) vb1. to watch over or shield (a person or thing) from danger or harm; protect2. to keep watch over (a prisoner or other potentially dangerous person or thing), as to prevent escape3. (tr) to control: to guard one's tongue. 4. (usually foll by: against) to take precautions5. to control entrance and exit through (a gate, door, etc)6. (tr) to provide (machinery, etc) with a device to protect the operator7. (Card Games) (tr) a. chess cards to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with anotherb. curling bowls to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player8. (Chess & Draughts) (tr) a. chess cards to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with anotherb. curling bowls to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player9. (Curling) (tr) a. chess cards to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with anotherb. curling bowls to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player10. (Bowls & Bowling) (tr) a. chess cards to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with anotherb. curling bowls to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player11. (tr) archaic to accompany as a guardn12. a person or group who keeps a protecting, supervising, or restraining watch or control over people, such as prisoners, things, etc. 13. a person or group of people, such as soldiers, who form a ceremonial escort: guard of honour. 14. (Railways) Brit the official in charge of a train15. a. the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervisingb. (as modifier): guard duty. 16. Irish another word for garda17. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a device, part, or attachment on an object, such as a weapon or machine tool, designed to protect the user against injury, as on the hilt of a sword or the trigger of a firearm18. anything that provides or is intended to provide protection: a guard against infection. 19. (Jewellery) a. another name for safety chainb. a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine20. (Jewellery) See guard ring21. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport an article of light tough material worn to protect any of various parts of the body22. (Basketball) basketball a. the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basketb. a player in this position23. (Fencing) the posture of defence or readiness in fencing, boxing, cricket, etc24. (Cricket) take guard cricket (of a batsman) to choose a position in front of the wicket to receive the bowling, esp by requesting the umpire to indicate his position relative to the stumps25. (Cricket) give guard cricket (of an umpire) to indicate such a position to a batsman26. off one's guard having one's defences down; unprepared27. on one's guard prepared to face danger, difficulties, etc28. (Military) stand guard (of a military sentry, etc) to keep watch29. (Military) mount guard a. (of a sentry) to begin to keep watchb. (with over) to take up a protective or defensive stance (over something)[C15: from Old French garde, from garder to protect, of Germanic origin; compare Spanish guardar; see ward] ˈguardable adj ˈguarder n ˈguardless adj ˈguardˌlike adj

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v.t. 1. to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over. 2. to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc. 3. to keep under control as a matter of caution or prudence: to guard one's temper. 4. to provide or equip with some safeguard or protective appliance, as to prevent loss, injury, etc. 5. to position oneself in some sport so as to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent on offense). 6. to protect (a chess piece or a square) by placing a piece in a supportive or defensive position relative to it. v.i. 7. to take precautions (usu. fol. by against): to guard against errors. 8. to give protection; keep watch. n. 9. a person or group that guards, as one that keeps watch over prisoners or protects a place from disturbance, theft, etc. 10. an act of guarding; a close watch, as over a prisoner or other person under restraint. 11. a device, appliance, or attachment that prevents injury, loss, etc. 12. something intended or serving to guard or protect; safeguard. 13. a posture of defense or readiness, as in fencing, boxing, etc. 14. a. either of the football linemen stationed between a tackle and the center. b. the position played by this lineman. 15. either of the basketball players stationed in the backcourt. 16. Brit. a railroad conductor. 17. Guards, household troops. Idioms: 1. off (one's) guard, unprepared; unwary. 2. on (one's) guard, vigilant; wary. [1375–1425; < Old French g(u)arde < Germanic; see ward] guard′er, n.

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1. A form of security operation whose primary task is to protect the main force by fighting to gain time while also observing and reporting information, and to prevent enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body by reconnoitering, attacking, defending, and delaying. A guard force normally operates within the range of the main body's indirect fire weapons.
2. A radio frequency that is normally used for emergency transmissions and is continuously monitored. UHF band: 243.0 MHZ; VHF band: 121.5 MHZ. See also cover; flank guard; screen.
3. A military or civilian individual assigned to protect personnel, equipment, or installations, or to oversee a prisoner.

Guard

a body of men positioned to protect or control, 1494. See also convoy, escort.Examples: guard of angels, 1834; of patience, 1606.

guard

Past participle: guarded
Gerund: guarding

Imperative
guard
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Present
I guard
you guard
he/she/it guards
we guard
you guard
they guard

Preterite
I guarded
you guarded
he/she/it guarded
we guarded
you guarded
they guarded

Present Continuous
I am guarding
you are guarding
he/she/it is guarding
we are guarding
you are guarding
they are guarding

Present Perfect
I have guarded
you have guarded
he/she/it has guarded
we have guarded
you have guarded
they have guarded

Past Continuous
I was guarding
you were guarding
he/she/it was guarding
we were guarding
you were guarding
they were guarding

Past Perfect
I had guarded
you had guarded
he/she/it had guarded
we had guarded
you had guarded
they had guarded

Future
I will guard
you will guard
he/she/it will guard
we will guard
you will guard
they will guard

Future Perfect
I will have guarded
you will have guarded
he/she/it will have guarded
we will have guarded
you will have guarded
they will have guarded

Future Continuous
I will be guarding
you will be guarding
he/she/it will be guarding
we will be guarding
you will be guarding
they will be guarding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been guarding
you have been guarding
he/she/it has been guarding
we have been guarding
you have been guarding
they have been guarding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been guarding
you will have been guarding
he/she/it will have been guarding
we will have been guarding
you will have been guarding
they will have been guarding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been guarding
you had been guarding
he/she/it had been guarding
we had been guarding
you had been guarding
they had been guarding

Conditional
I would guard
you would guard
he/she/it would guard
we would guard
you would guard
they would guard

Past Conditional
I would have guarded
you would have guarded
he/she/it would have guarded
we would have guarded
you would have guarded
they would have guarded

Guard

Part of a mowing machine sickle bar.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someonedefender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or propertybouncer, chucker-out - a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meetingdoor guard, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, porter, gatekeeper, doorkeeper - someone who guards an entrancehalberdier - a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)screener - a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpointsecurity guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch
	2.	guard - the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmage
	3.	guard - a device designed to prevent injury or accidentssafety device, safetydevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"fender - a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearthsafety catch, safety lock - guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired
	4.	guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
	5.	guard - the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball teambasketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
	6.	guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or personmilitary force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"bodyguard - a group of men who escort and protect some important personhome guard - a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhereterritorial reserve, territorial - a territorial military unitbodyguard, escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	7.	guard - a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"precaution, safeguardmeasure, step - any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"backstop - a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"security measures, security - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
	8.	guard - the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night"guard duty, sentry duty, sentry goassignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
	9.	guard - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmagefootball team, eleven - a team that plays football
	10.	guard - a position on a basketball teamposition - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball
Verb	1.	guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"patrol, police - maintain the security of by carrying out a patrolkeep guard, stand guard, stand sentinel, stand watch - watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen"keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"baby-sit, sit - work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"baby-sit - take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"
	2.	guard - watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"wardprotect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"shepherd - watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
	3.	guard - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"defend, holdprotect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"hold - take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
	4.	guard - take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

guard

verb1. protect, watch, defend, secure, police, mind, cover, screen, preserve, shelter, shield, patrol, oversee, safeguard, watch over Gunmen guarded homes near the cemetery.2. watch over, watch, oversee, supervise, keep under surveillance He is being guarded by a platoon of police.noun1. sentry, warder, warden, custodian, watch, patrol, lookout, watchman, sentinel The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell.2. escort, patrol, convoy a heavily armed guard of police3. shield, security, defence, screen, protection, pad, safeguard, bumper, buffer, rampart, bulwark The heater should have a safety guard fitted.4. caution, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness It takes me a long time to drop my guard and get close to people.off guard unprepared, napping, unwary, unready, with your defences down His question had caught me off guard.on (your) guard vigilant, cautious, wary, prepared, ready, alert, watchful, on the lookout, circumspect, on the alert, on the qui vive Be on your guard against crooked car dealers.Related words
adjective custodial

guard

verbTo keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:defend, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward.Archaic: fend.noun1. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch.2. The act or a means of defending:defense, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield, ward.

Translations

看守看守员警卫防护装置防止

guard

(gaːd) verb1. to protect from danger or attack. The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.警卫2. to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening. The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes. 看守，防止 noun1. someone who or something which protects. a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire. 守护，防护装置 2. someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping. There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.看守员3. (American conductor) a person in charge of a train. 列车员4. the act or duty of guarding. 守卫ˈguarded adjective cautious. He gave guarded replies.小心谨慎的ˈguardedly adverb小心谨慎地guard of honour soldiers or other people who are lined up as an honour to someone important. A guard of honour greeted the President at the airport.仪仗队keep guard (on)The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner).站岗off guard unprepared. He hit me while I was off guard; to catch someone off guard.不提防on guard prepared. Be on your guard against his tricks.警惕stand guard to be on duty as a guard. He stood guard at the gates.站岗

guard

→ 护卫队zhCN, 看守zhCN

Have you seen the guard? → 您见到列车员了吗？

guard

Related to guard: guardian, vanguard

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verb protect

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protect
watch
defend
secure
police
mind
cover
screen
preserve
shelter
shield
patrol
oversee
safeguard
watch over

verb watch over

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watch over
watch
oversee
supervise
keep under surveillance

noun sentry

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sentry
warder
warden
custodian
watch
patrol
lookout
watchman
sentinel

noun escort

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escort
patrol
convoy

noun shield

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shield
security
defence
screen
protection
pad
safeguard
bumper
buffer
rampart
bulwark

noun caution

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caution
vigilance
wariness
watchfulness

phrase off guard

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unprepared
napping
unwary
unready
with your defences down

phrase vigilant

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vigilant
cautious
wary
prepared
ready
alert
watchful
on the lookout
circumspect
on the alert
on the qui vive

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verb to keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

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defend
preserve
protect
safeguard
secure
shield
ward
fend

noun a person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example

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lookout
picket
protector
sentinel
sentry
ward
watch

noun the act or a means of defending

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defense
preservation
protection
protector
safeguard
security
shield
ward

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noun a person who keeps watch over something or someone

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defender
guardian
protector
shielder
bouncer
chucker-out
door guard
doorman
hall porter
ostiary
porter
gatekeeper
doorkeeper
halberdier
screener
security guard
watchman
watcher

noun the person who plays that position on a football team

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lineman

noun a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

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safety device
safety

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device
fender
safety catch
safety lock

noun a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

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posture
attitude
position

noun the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

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basketball player
basketeer
cager

noun a military unit serving to protect some place or person

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military force
military group
military unit
force
bodyguard
home guard
territorial reserve
territorial
escort

noun a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

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precaution
safeguard

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measure
step
backstop
security measures
security

noun the duty of serving as a sentry

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guard duty
sentry duty
sentry go

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assignment
duty assignment

noun (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

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lineman
football team
eleven

noun a position on a basketball team

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position
basketball team
five

verb to keep watch over

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patrol
police
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stand guard
stand sentinel
stand watch
keep an eye on
watch over
watch
observe
follow
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verb protect

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verb watch over

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noun sentry

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noun escort

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noun shield

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noun caution

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phrase off guard

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phrase vigilant

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verb to keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

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noun a person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example

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noun the act or a means of defending

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noun a person who keeps watch over something or someone

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noun the person who plays that position on a football team

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noun a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

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noun a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

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noun the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

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noun a military unit serving to protect some place or person

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noun a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

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noun the duty of serving as a sentry

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noun (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

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noun a position on a basketball team

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verb to keep watch over

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verb watch over or shield from danger or harm

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verb protect against a challenge or attack

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