'Guard' definitions:
Definition of 'guard'
From: WordNet
noun
A person who keeps watch over something or someone
noun
The person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"
noun
A device designed to prevent injury or accidents [syn: guard, safety, safety device]
noun
A posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"
noun
The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
noun
A military unit serving to protect some place or person
noun
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" [syn: precaution, safeguard, guard]
noun
The duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: guard duty, guard, sentry duty, sentry go]
noun
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"
noun
A position on a basketball team
verb
To keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
verb
Watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: guard, ward]
verb
Protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: defend, guard, hold]
verb
Take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
Definition of 'Guard'
From: GCIDE
- Guard \Guard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gurding.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG. wart?n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See Ward, v. & n., and cf. Guard, n.]
- 1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for. [1913 Webster]
- For Heaven still guards the right. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To protect the edge of, esp. 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To fasten by binding; to gird. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
- Syn: To defend; protect; shield; keep; watch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Guard'
From: GCIDE
- Guard \Guard\ (g[aum]rd), v. i. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Guard'
From: GCIDE
- Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf. OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. See Guard, v. t.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection. [1913 Webster]
- His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel. [1913 Webster]
- The guard which kept the door of the king's house. --Kings xiv. 27. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as: (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision. (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise. [1913 Webster]
- 6. An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. [1913 Webster]
- They have expressed themselves with as few guards and restrictions as I. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Zool.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty. [1913 Webster]
- Advanced guard, Coast guard, etc. See under Advanced, Coast, etc.
- Grand guard (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army. --Mahan.
- Guard boat. (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good lookout. (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations.
- Guard cells (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.
- Guard chamber, a guardroom.
- Guard detail (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc., detailed for guard duty.
- Guard duty (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc., performed by a sentinel or sentinels.
- Guard lock (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin.
- Guard of honor (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons.
- Guard rail (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard against derailment.
- Guard ship, a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships.
- Life guard (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer.
- Off one's guard, in a careless state; inattentive; unsuspicious of danger.
- On guard, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as a guard or sentinel; watching.
- On one's guard, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.
- To mount guard (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or sentinel.
- To run the guard, to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.
- Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort; care; attention; watch; heed. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Guard'
From: Easton
- Guard
- Heb. tabbah (properly a "cook," and in a secondary sense "executioner," because this office fell to the lot of the cook in Eastern countries), the bodyguard of the kings of Egypt (Gen. 37:36) and Babylon (2 Kings 25:8; Jer. 40:1; Dan. 2:14).
- Heb. rats, properly a "courier," one whose office was to run before the king's chariot (2 Sam. 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5). The couriers were also military guards (1 Sam. 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25). They were probably the same who under David were called Pelethites (1 Kings 14:27; 2 Sam. 15:1).
- Heb. mishmereth, one who watches (Neh. 4:22), or a watch-station (7:3; 12:9; Job 7:12).
- In the New Testament (Mark 6:27) the Authorized Version renders the Greek _spekulator_ by "executioner," earlier English versions by "hangman," the Revised Version by "soldier of his guard." The word properly means a "pikeman" or "halberdier," of whom the bodyguard of kings and princes was composed. In Matt. 27:65, 66; 28:11, the Authorized Version renders the Greek _kustodia_ by "watch," and the Revised Version by "guard," the Roman guard, which consisted of four soldiers, who were relieved every three hours (Acts 12:4). The "captain of the guard" mentioned Acts 28:16 was the commander of the Praetorian troops, whose duty it was to receive and take charge of all prisoners from the provinces.
Synonyms of 'guard'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accompany,
- advance guard,
- advocate,
- aegis,
- amateur athlete,
- apologist,
- archer,
- arm,
- arm guard,
- armament,
- armed guard,
- armor,
- arrest,
- athlete,
- attend,
- avoidance reaction,
- backstop,
- baggage man,
- bakehead,
- ballplayer,
- bank guard,
- baseballer,
- baseman,
- batter,
- battery,
- beefeaters,
- bless,
- blocking back,
- bodyguard,
- bowman,
- brakeman,
- brakie,
- bridle,
- buffer,
- bull,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- butcher,
- catcher,
- cavalier,
- center,
- champion,
- chaperon,
- check,
- cloak,
- coach,
- coast guard,
- Coldstream Guards,
- commandant,
- companion,
- compass about,
- competitor,
- conduct,
- conductor,
- conserve,
- constrain,
- contain,
- contraceptive,
- control,
- convoy,
- cool,
- cool off,
- copyright,
- cordon,
- cordon sanitaire,
- cover,
- crash helmet,
- cricketer,
- curb,
- curtail,
- cushion,
- custodian,
- custodianship,
- custody,
- dashboard,
- decelerate,
- defence,
- defend,
- defender,
- defense,
- defense in depth,
- defense mechanism,
- defenses,
- defensive lineman,
- deterrent capacity,
- dispatcher,
- dodger,
- dompt,
- duenna,
- eagle eye,
- ego defenses,
- end,
- enjoin,
- ensure,
- escape mechanism,
- escort,
- esquire,
- eye,
- face mask,
- fellow traveler,
- fence,
- fend,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- fireman,
- flank,
- foot guard,
- Foot Guards,
- footballer,
- footplate man,
- fuse,
- games-player,
- gamester,
- gaoler,
- garrison,
- gentleman-at-arms,
- goalie,
- goalkeeper,
- goaltender,
- goggles,
- govern,
- governor,
- Grenadier Guards,
- guarantee,
- guard against,
- guardedness,
- guarder,
- guardian,
- guardianship,
- guardrail,
- guards,
- guardsman,
- guide,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- harbor,
- hard hat,
- haven,
- helmet,
- hinder,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- household troops,
- infielder,
- inhibit,
- inlying picket,
- insulation,
- insure,
- interlock,
- invigilation,
- jailer,
- jock,
- jumper,
- keep,
- keep alive,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep from harm,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep intact,
- keep inviolate,
- keep safe,
- keep under control,
- keep up,
- keep watch over,
- keeper,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- lay under restraint,
- lead,
- lee,
- Life Guards,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- lineman,
- look after,
- lookout,
- maintain,
- make safe,
- marshal,
- mask,
- mind,
- monitoring,
- mudguard,
- negative taxis,
- nestle,
- nose guard,
- not destroy,
- not endanger,
- not expend,
- not use up,
- not waste,
- observance,
- offensive lineman,
- outfield,
- outfielder,
- outguard,
- outpost,
- pad,
- padding,
- paladin,
- palladium,
- patent,
- patrol,
- patrolman,
- peeled eye,
- picket,
- pilot,
- player,
- police,
- poloist,
- porter,
- praetorian guard,
- preservation,
- preserve,
- preventive,
- principal keeper,
- prison guard,
- proctoring,
- professional athlete,
- prohibit,
- prophylactic,
- protect,
- protection,
- protective clothing,
- protective custody,
- protective umbrella,
- protector,
- prudence,
- psychological defenses,
- pugilist,
- pull,
- pull in,
- quarterback,
- qui vive,
- racer,
- railroad man,
- railroader,
- rear guard,
- redcap,
- refuge,
- register,
- rein,
- rein in,
- resistance,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retrench,
- ride shotgun for,
- safe-conduct,
- safeguard,
- safekeeping,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- save,
- Scots Guards,
- screen,
- screw,
- seat belt,
- secure,
- security,
- security guard,
- self-defense,
- self-preservation,
- self-protection,
- sentinel,
- sentry,
- set back,
- shade,
- shadow,
- sharp eye,
- shelter,
- shepherd,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- shroud,
- skater,
- slow down,
- smoke agent,
- snub,
- spare,
- sport,
- sportsman,
- squire,
- stationmaster,
- stewardship,
- stoker,
- straiten,
- sun helmet,
- support,
- supporter,
- surveillance,
- sustain,
- swain,
- switchman,
- tackle,
- tailback,
- take out,
- tend,
- the defensive,
- toxophilite,
- train guard,
- trainboy,
- trainman,
- trainmaster,
- turnkey,
- umbrella,
- underwrite,
- uphold,
- upholder,
- usher,
- van,
- vanguard,
- vigil,
- vigilance,
- vindicator,
- wait on,
- ward,
- warden,
- warder,
- wariness,
- watch,
- watch and ward,
- watchful eye,
- watchfulness,
- watching,
- watchman,
- weather eye,
- windscreen,
- windshield,
- wingback,
- withhold,
- wrestler,
- yardman,
- yardmaster,
- yeoman
Words containing 'Guard'
- Guarded,
- Guardedly,
- Guardful,
- Guardfully,
- Guards,
- On guard,
- guard against,
- guarding,
- off guard,
- off her guard,
- off his guard,
- off your guard,
- on your guard,
- Advanced guard,
- Cattle guard,
- Coast guard,
- Corporal's guard,
- Face guard,
- Foot Guards,
- Grand guard,
- Guard boat,
- Guard cells,
- Guard chamber,
- Guard detail,
- Guard duty,
- Guard lock,
- Guard of honor,
- Guard rail,
- Guard ship,
- Horse Guards,
- Imperial guard,
- Life guard,
- Mail guard,
- National guard,
- Off one's guard,
- On one's guard,
- Picket guard,
- Pretorian guards,
- Rail guard,
- Rear guard,
- The Horse Guards,
- To mount guard,
- To run the guard,
- Walloon guard,
- Watch guard,
- Yeoman of the guard,
- advance guard,
- arm guard,
- bank guard,
- body guard,
- bumper guard,
- color guard,
- crossing guard,
- door guard,
- guard dog,
- guard hair,
- guard's van,
- home guard,
- honor guard,
- keep guard,
- nose guard,
- off-guard,
- old guard,
- praetorian guard,
- prison guard,
- provost guard,
- red guard,
- republican guard,
- security guard,
- shin guard,
- splash guard,
- stand guard,
- Castle-guard,
- Stack-guard,
- air national guard,
- army national guard,
- national guard bureau,
- splash-guard,
- u. s. coast guard,
- upon one's guard,
- us coast guard,
- united states coast guard