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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Hesperides :: Hesperides (n. pl.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides..
Ward :: Ward (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time..
Yeoman :: Yeoman (n.) A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry..
Watchhouse :: Watchhouse (n.) A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment.
Rearward :: Rearward (n.) The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.
Defensor :: Defensor (n.) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector.
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age..
Guardage :: Guardage (v. t.) Wardshi.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night..
Patron :: Patron (n.) A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
Pad :: Pad (n.) A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising..
Tutor :: Tutor (n.) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
Guardenage :: Guardenage (n.) Guardianship.
Guardianship :: Guardianship (n.) The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch..
Sentry :: Sentry (n.) Guard; watch, as by a sentinel..
Prime :: Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards.
Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were jocularly called the black guard; also, the servants and hangers-on of an army..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage..
Guardianage :: Guardianage (n.) Guardianship.
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