guard.
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
Meaning & usage
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.
border guard, prison guard, security guard
A garda; a police officer.
A squad responsible for protecting something.
The president inspected the guard of honour.
A squad responsible for protecting something. An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.
A watchchain.
A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
A state of caution; posture of defence.
Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
A player playing a position named guard.
An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardō Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardāną Frankish *wardēnbor. Early Medieval Latin wardō Old French guarder Old French guardebor. Middle English garde English guard From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde (“a guardian, warden, keeper”) (whence modern French garde), from the verb guarder. Doublet of garda, which is from Irish.
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
All of the mountain passes are guarded by troops.
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
Guard the prisoner.
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
Careful people guard against mistakes.
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
To fasten by binding; to gird.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardō Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardāną Frankish *wardēnbor. Early Medieval Latin wardō Old French guarder Middle French garderder. ▲ Old French guarderder. English guard From early Middle French garder or late Old French (circa 14th cent) guarder (“to keep, ward, guard, save, preserve, etc.”), from Early Medieval Latin wardo, from Frankish *wardēn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard, protect”). Cognate with French garder, Old English weardian (whence also the English inherited doublet ward). See also English regard.
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