Definition of watch

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Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

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Waylay :: Waylay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush..
Warden :: Warden (n.) A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
Guardianship :: Guardianship (n.) The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch..
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) A round or course which is frequently gone over; as, a watchman's beat..
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow..
Watchhouses :: Watchhouses (pl. ) of Watchhous.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
Minder :: Minder (n.) One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom..
Tout :: Tout (n.) One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting..
Espy :: Espy (v. t.) To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
Overwatch :: Overwatch (v. t.) To watch too much.
Circumspection :: Circumspection (n.) Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept..
Guard :: Guard (v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes..
Jealous :: Jealous (a.) Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..
Watchdog :: Watchdog (n.) A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders..
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