guard

I

n.

group of sentries

sentry

1) to call out the guard

2) to mount, post the guard

3) to change, relieve the guard

4) an advance; armed; color; honor; palace; police; rear; security guard (they slipped past the palace guard)

5) under guard

guard duty

6) to stand guard over

7) on guard (to go on guard)

militia

8) a home guard

police officer

auxiliary police officer

9) (AE) a crossing guard

10) a prison guard (AE; BE has warder, wardress)

alertness

readiness to fight

11) off guard; on guard (to be caught off guard)

12) to put smb. on one's guard

13) to keep one's guard up

protective article of clothing

14) a knee; nose; shin guard (see the Usage Note for warden)

II

v.

1) to guard closely (the player was guarded closely by her opponent)

2) (d; intr.) to guard against (to guard against catching cold)

3) (D; tr.) to guard against (to guard an embassy against intruders)

4) (D; tr.) to guard from (to guard smb. from harm)

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[gɑːd]

armed

color

honor

nose

palace

police

post the guard

post the guard

rear

relieve the guard

shin guard (see the Usage Note for warden)

security guard (they slipped past the palace guard)

on guard (to be caught off guard)

['alertness'] ['readiness to fight'] off guard

['group of sentries'] ['sentry'] to call out the guard

['guard duty'] to stand guard over

['militia'] a home guard

['police officer'] ['auxiliary police officer'] (AE) a crossing guard

['protective article of clothing'] a knee

an advance

to change

to keep one's guard up

to mount

to put smb. on one's guard

under guard

a prison guard (AE; BE has warder, wardress)

to guard closely (the player was guarded closely by her opponent)

(d; intr.) to guard against (to guard against catching cold)

(D; tr.) to guard against (to guard an embassy against intruders)

(D; tr.) to guard from (to guard smb. from harm)