Definition of guard

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Guard (v. t.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise..

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Warden :: Warden (n.) A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
Presidary :: Presidary (n.) A guard.
Guards :: Guards (n. pl.) A body of picked troops; as, The Household Guards..
Defence :: Defence (n.) That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection..
Picket :: Picket (n.) A detached body of troops serving to guard an army from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the enemy; -- called also outlying picket..
Shelter :: Shelter (n.) One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
Beg :: Beg (v. t.) To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for..
Housecarl :: Housecarl (n.) A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute..
Shepherd :: Shepherd (v. t.) To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd..
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Keeping :: Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
Sentry :: Sentry (n.) A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel.
Man :: Man (v. t.) To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort..
Watchful :: Watchful (a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits..
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Pad :: Pad (n.) A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising..
Ward :: Ward (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard..
Round :: Round (n.) A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; -- usually in the plural..
Doorkeeper :: Doorkeeper (n.) One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor.
Insecure :: Insecure (a.) Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss..
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