Definition of guard

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Guard (v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection..

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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..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled..
Patrol :: Patrol (v.) t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat..
Argus :: Argus (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
Hedge :: Hedge (v. t.) To surround for defense; to guard; to protect; to hem (in).
Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward..
Custody :: Custody (n.) A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages..
Tutelage :: Tutelage (n.) The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage..
Bless :: Bless (v. t.) To guard; to keep; to protect.
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Custody :: Custody (n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
Keep :: Keep (n.) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
Were :: Were (v. t.) To guard; to protect.
Guardroom :: Guardroom (n.) The room occupied by the guard during its term of duty; also, a room where prisoners are confined..
Guard :: Guard (n.) To fasten by binding; to gird.
Ward :: Ward (n.) One who, or that which, is guarded..
Round :: Round (v. i.) To go round, as a guard..
Cerberus :: Cerberus (n.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly..
Patrol :: Patrol (v. i.) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts..
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