guard
What is the Definition of guard?
Noun:
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- the person who plays that position on a football team
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- (American football)
- a position on a basketball team
Verb:
- to keep watch over
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
How can I use guard in a sentence?
A wizened old guard was up by the ticket barrier, letting them go through the gate in twos and threes so they did not attract attention by all bursting out of a solid wall at once and alarming the Muggles.
My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me — he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned — but nothing happened until I was eight.
The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry could not even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose.
Yeah — he is mine — bought him off a Greek chappie I met in the pub las' year — I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the — Yes? said Harry eagerly.
Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o'clock, but the guard said there was not one.
Other meanings of guard (synonyms, cognates).
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| guard bit |
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| guard digit |
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| guarded |
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| guarded commands |
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| guardhouse |
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| guardian |
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| guardianship |
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| guardsman |
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