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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Camail :: Camail (n.) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece..
Argus :: Argus (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
Horse Guards :: Horse Guards () A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign..
Castleward :: Castleward (n.) Same as Castleguard.
Grenadier :: Grenadier (n.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc..
Ward :: Ward (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery..
Argus :: Argus (n.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail..
Patrol :: Patrol (v.) t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat..
Guardsmen :: Guardsmen (pl. ) of Guardsma.
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..
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard..
Residentiary :: Residentiary (a.) Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian..
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..
Ward :: Ward (n.) One who, or that which, is guarded..
Aguardiente :: Aguardiente (n.) A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque..
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger..
Committee :: Committee (v. t.) One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian..
Yeoman :: Yeoman (n.) A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
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