Definition of guard

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Guard (n.) 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..

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Guardsman :: Guardsman (n.) A member, either officer or private, of any military body called Guards..
Advance :: Advance (a.) Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication..
Baluster :: Baluster (n.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade..
Guardship :: Guardship (n.) Care; protection.
Tuition :: Tuition (n.) Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care..
Guardian :: Guardian (a.) Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care..
Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) Watch; guard.
Guardant :: Guardant (v. t.) Acting as guardian.
Nasal :: Nasal (n.) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
Fence :: Fence (v. i.) To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence..
Warden :: Warden (n.) A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) Guard; watch.
Fence :: Fence (v. i.) Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc..
Ward :: Ward (a.) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1..
Exon :: Exon (n.) An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt.
Worm :: Worm (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness..
Fence :: Fence (v. t.) To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.
Camail :: Camail (n.) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece..
Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community, collectively..
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