Keep+guard
101keep\ watch — v. phr. To be vigilant; be alert; guard. The police have asked the neighborhood to keep watch against an escaped convict …
102keep watch — verb To guard; to watch over someone or something. In the afternoon the sun shone hot in their faces, for there were no trees to offer them shade; so that before night Dorothy and Toto and the Lion were tired, and lay down upon the grass and fell …
103keep safe — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. care for, safeguard, protect; see defend 2 , guard 2 …
104guard — gÉ‘rd /gÉ‘Ëd n. careful watch; sentry, watchman; protection; alertness, defense; carefulness; conductor (British) v. preserve, watch over, keep, protect …
105keep on one's toes — be cautious, be on guard, be careful …
106keep — I. v. a. 1. Retain, detain, hold, hold fast. 2. Preserve, maintain, continue. 3. Restrain, withhold. 4. Guard, protect, preserve, take care of. 5. Fulfil, observe, adhere to, be faithful to, be true to, stand by. 6. Celebrate, honor, solemnize,… …
107guard — Noun: A person whose duty it is to protect the person or property of another. A watchman. A railing around a shaft in a building, open hole in a highway or street, or other place of danger to pedestrians or drivers. Verb: To keep watch against… …
108keep·er — /ˈkiːpɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 a : a person whose job is to guard or take care of something or someone a lion keeper “…am I my brother s keeper?” ‒Genesis 4:9 (KJV) see also ↑ …
109stand guard — verb watch over so as to protect (Freq. 2) We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen • Syn: ↑stand watch, ↑keep guard, ↑stand sentinel • Hypernyms: ↑ …
110mount guard (over somebody) — mount/stand/keep ˈguard (over sb/sth) idiom to watch or protect sb/sth • Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin. Main entry: ↑guardidiom …
