Definition of guard

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Guard (v. t.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.

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Beware :: Beware (v. i.) To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
Blackguard :: Blackguard (v. t.) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
Presidary :: Presidary (n.) A guard.
Tent :: Tent (v. t.) To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder..
Black Hole :: Black hole () A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or guardroom; -- now commonly with allusion to the cell (the Black Hole) in a fort at Calcutta, into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by the nabob Suraja Dowla on the night of June 20, 17656, and in which 123 of the prisoners died before morning from lack of air..
Escort :: Escort (n.) To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon..
Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) Guard; watch.
Splasher :: Splasher (n.) One of the guarde over the wheels, as of a carriage, locomotive, etc..
Baluster :: Baluster (n.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade..
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
Limitary :: Limitary (v. t.) Placed at the limit, as a guard..
Contravallation :: Contravallation (n.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged..
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..
Guardsmen :: Guardsmen (pl. ) of Guardsma.
Ward :: Ward (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time..
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..
Tutorship :: Tutorship (n.) The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage..
Sentinel :: Sentinel (v. t.) To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels.
Governor :: Governor (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
Tutor :: Tutor (n.) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
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