| VERB | social | guard | to keep watch over |
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| competition | guard, ward | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm | |
| competition | guard, defend, hold | protect against a challenge or attack / attack / attack | |
| social | guard | take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence | |
| NOUN | person | guard | a person who keeps watch over something or someone |
| person | guard | the person who plays that position on a football team | |
| artifact | guard, safety, safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents | |
| attribute | guard | a posture of defence in boxing or fencing | |
| person | guard | the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team | |
| group | guard | a military unit serving to protect some place or person | |
| act | guard, precaution, safeguard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage / damage or injury etc. | |
| act | guard, guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry | |
| act | guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage | |
| act | guard | a position on a basketball team |
| Sounds | gaa'rd | |
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| Rhymes | avant-garde ... yard: 51 rhymes with aard... | |
| Meaning | A person who keeps watch over something or someone. | |
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| Narrower | bouncer, chucker-out | A person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting |
| doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary | someone who guards / guards an entrance | |
| halberdier | A guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty) | |
| screener | A guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint | |
| watchman, watcher, security guard | A guard who keeps watch | |
| Broader | defender, guardian, protector, shielder | A person who cares for persons or property |
| Spanish | guarda, guardia | |
| Catalan | guarda | |
| Verbs | guard | to keep watch over |
| Meaning | The person who plays that position on a football team. | |
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| Example | "the left guard was injured on the play" | |
| Broader | lineman | One of the players on the line of scrimmage |
| Meaning | A device designed to prevent injury or accidents. | |
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| Synonyms | safety, safety device | |
| Narrower | fender | A low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth |
| safety catch, safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | protección | |
| Catalan | protecció | |
| Meaning | A posture of defence in boxing or fencing. | |
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| Example | "keep your guard up" | |
| Broader | position, posture, attitude | The arrangement of the body and its limbs |
| Spanish | guardia | |
| Meaning | The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. | |
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| Instances | Robertson, Oscar Robertson, Oscar Palmer Robertson | United States basketball guard (born in 1938) |
| Broader | basketball player, basketeer, cager | An athlete who plays basketball |
| Spanish | base, escolta | |
| Catalan | base, escolta | |
| Meaning | A military unit serving to protect some place or person. | |
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| Members | bodyguard, escort | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
| Narrower | bodyguard | A group of men who escort and protect some important person |
| home guard | A volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere | |
| territorial, territorial reserve | A territorial military unit | |
| Broader | military unit, military force, military group, force | A unit that is part of some military service |
| Verbs | guard | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm |
| Meaning | A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage / damage or injury etc.. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | precaution, safeguard | |
| Narrower | backstop | A precaution in case of an emergency |
| security, security measures | Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc. | |
| Broader | measure, step | Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal |
| Spanish | precaución, prevención, salvaguarda | |
| Catalan | precaució, prevenció, salvaguarda | |
| Meaning | The duty of serving as a sentry. | |
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| Example | "he was on guard that night" | |
| Synonyms | guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go | |
| Broader | assignment, duty assignment | A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) |
| Verbs | guard | to keep watch over |
| Meaning | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage. | |
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| Example | "guards must be good blockers" | |
| Member of | football team, eleven | A team that plays football |
| Broader | lineman | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage |
| Meaning | A position on a basketball team. | |
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| Member of | basketball team, five | A team that plays basketball |
| Broader | position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| Spanish | defensa | |
| Catalan | defensa | |
| Meaning | To keep watch over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "there would be men guarding the horses" | |
| Narrower | baby-sit, sit, babysit | Work or act as a baby-sitter |
| baby-sit, babysit | Take watchful responsibility for | |
| patrol, police | Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol | |
| stand guard, stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel | watch over so as to protect | |
| Broader | watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on | Follow with the eyes or the mind |
| Spanish | custodiar, guardar, proteger, resguardar | |
| Catalan | custodiar, guardar, protegir, resguardar | |
| Nouns | guard | the duty of serving as a sentry |
| guard | a person who keeps watch over something or someone | |
| Meaning | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm; protect. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "guard my possessions while I'm away" | |
| Synonym | ward | |
| Narrower | shepherd | watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Spanish | custodiar, guardar, proteger, resguardar, salvaguardar | |
| Catalan | arrecerar, custodiar, guardar, protegir, resguardar, salvaguardar | |
| Nouns | guard | a military unit serving to protect some place or person |
| Meaning | protect against a challenge or attack / attack / attack. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | defend, hold | |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | hold | take and maintain control over, often by violent means |
| Spanish | custodiar, defender | |
| Catalan | custodiar, defensar | |
| Meaning | Take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
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| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | evitar | |
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