Definition of guard

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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..

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Watch :: Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
Prefect :: Prefect (n.) A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person..
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..
Circumspectness :: Circumspectness (n.) Vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter; caution.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Guardian :: Guardian (v. t.) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
Gurding :: Gurding (p. pr. &, vb. n.) of Guard.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection..
Command :: Command (v. t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook..
Premunition :: Premunition (n.) The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
Economical :: Economical (a.) Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
Guarder :: Guarder (n.) One who guards.
Watchhouse :: Watchhouse (n.) A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
Watchman :: Watchman (n.) One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.
Warden :: Warden (n.) An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison..
Guardian :: Guardian (a.) Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care..
Tutrix :: Tutrix (n.) A female guardian; a tutoress.
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