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guard [gɑːd] vb 1. to watch over or shield (a person or thing) from danger or harm; protect 2. to keep watch over (a prisoner or other potentially dangerous person or thing), as to prevent escape 3. (tr) to control to guard one's tongue 4. (intr; usually foll by against) to take precautions 5. to control entrance and exit through (a gate, door, etc.) 6. (tr) to provide (machinery, etc.) with a device to protect the operator 7. (Group Games / Card Games) (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) (Team Sports / Curling) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (tr) a. Chess Cards to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with another b. Curling Bowling to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player 8. (tr) Archaic to accompany as a guard n 1. a person or group who keeps a protecting, supervising, or restraining watch or control over people, such as prisoners, things, etc. Related adj custodial 2. a person or group of people, such as soldiers, who form a ceremonial escort guard of honour 3. (Transport / Railways) Brit the official in charge of a train 4. a. the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervising b. (as modifier) guard duty 5. Irish another word for garda 6. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a device, part, or attachment on an object, such as a weapon or machine tool, designed to protect the user against injury, as on the hilt of a sword or the trigger of a firearm 7. anything that provides or is intended to provide protection a guard against infection 8. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a. another name for safety chain b. a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine 9. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) See guard ring 10. (Team Sports, other than specified) Sport an article of light tough material worn to protect any of various parts of the body 11. (Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball a. the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basket b. a player in this position 12. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) the posture of defence or readiness in fencing, boxing, cricket, etc. (Team Sports / Cricket) take guard Cricket (of a batsman) to choose a position in front of the wicket to receive the bowling, esp by requesting the umpire to indicate his position relative to the stumps (Team Sports / Cricket) give guard Cricket (of an umpire) to indicate such a position to a batsman off (one's) guard having one's defences down; unprepared on (one's) guard prepared to face danger, difficulties, etc. (Military) stand guard (of a military sentry, etc.) to keep watch (Military) mount guard a. (of a sentry) to begin to keep watch b. (with over) to take up a protective or defensive stance (over something) [from Old French garde, from garder to protect, of Germanic origin; compare Spanish guardar; see ward] guardable adj guarder n guardless adj guardlike adj Guard a body of men positioned to protect or control, 1494. See also convoy, escort. Examples: guard of angels, 1834; of patience, 1606. 1. A form of security operation whose primary task is to protect the main force by fighting to gain time while also observing and reporting information, and to prevent enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body by reconnoitering, attacking, defending, and delaying. A guard force normally operates within the range of the main body's indirect fire weapons. 2. A radio frequency that is normally used for emergency transmissions and is continuously monitored. UHF band: 243.0 MHZ; VHF band: 121.5 MHZ. See also cover; flank guard; screen. 3. A military or civilian individual assigned to protect personnel, equipment, or installations, or to oversee a prisoner. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
guard verb 1. protect, watch, defend, secure, police, mind, cover, screen, preserve, shelter, shield, patrol, oversee, safeguard, watch over Gunmen guarded homes near the cemetery. 2. watch over, watch, oversee, supervise, keep under surveillance He is being guarded by a platoon of police. noun 1. sentry, warder, warden, custodian, watch, patrol, lookout, watchman, sentinel The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell. 3. shield, security, defence, screen, protection, pad, safeguard, bumper, buffer, rampart, bulwark The heater should have a safety guard fitted. 4. caution, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness It takes me a long time to drop my guard and get close to people. off guard unprepared, napping, unwary, unready, with your defences down His question had caught me off guard. on (your) guard vigilant, cautious, wary, prepared, ready, alert, watchful, on the lookout, circumspect, on the alert, on the qui vive Be on your guard against crooked car dealers. Related words adjective custodial Translations guard [gɑːd] A. N 1. (= soldier) → guardia mf; (= sentry) → centinela mf; (= squad of soldiers) → guardia f; (= escort) → escolta f to change (the) guard → relevar la guardia he's one of the old guard → pertenece a la vieja guardia see also advance D 2. (Mil) (also guard duty) (= watch) → guardia f (fig) (= watchfulness) → vigilancia f to drop one's guard → bajar la guardia, descuidarse to keep guard → vigilar to keep guard over sth/sb (Mil, fig) → vigilar algo/a algn to lower one's guard → bajar la guardia, descuidarse to mount guard → montar guardia to be off one's guard → estar desprevenido to catch sb off his guard → coger or agarrar a algn desprevenido or (LAm) de imprevisto to be on guard → estar en guardia to be on one's guard (fig) → estar en guardia (against contra) to put sb on his guard → poner a algn en guardia, prevenir a algn (against contra) to stand guard over sth → montar guardia sobre algo to be under guard → estar vigilado to keep sb under guard → vigilar a algn 3. (= security guard) → guardia mf de seguridad 4. (esp US) (= prison guard) → carcelero/a m/f 6. (Sport) → defensa mf 8. (= safety device) (on machine) → salvaguardia f, resguardo m; [of sword] → guarda f, guarnición f (also fireguard) → guardafuego m; (= protection) → protección f he wears goggles as a guard against accidents → lleva unas gafas especiales como protección contra accidentes B. VT [+ prisoner, treasure] → vigilar, custodiar; (while travelling) → escoltar; [+ secret] → guardar; (= protect) [+ place] → guardar, proteger (against, from de) [+ person] → proteger (against, from de) a closely guarded secret → un secreto muy bien guardado C. CPD guard dog N → perro m guardián or de guarda guard of honour N (Brit) → guardia f de honor guard's van N (Brit) (Rail) → furgón m guard against VI + PREP [+ illness] → guardarse de; [+ suspicion, accidents] → evitar in order to guard against this → para evitar esto to guard against doing sth → evitar hacer algo guard [ˈgɑːrd] n (= watch) → garde f to be on guard → être de garde to stand guard → monter la garde to mount guard → monter la garde to be under guard (= surveillance) → être sous surveillance (= squad) → garde f (BOXING, FENCING) → garde f (= single guard) → garde m security guard (= safety device) (on machine) → dispositif m de sûreté (also fireguard) → garde-feu m inv (= vigilance) to be on one's guard (= careful) → être sur ses gardes to be on one's guard against sth, to be on guard against sth [+ attack, criticism] → être sur ses gardes contre qch to be on guard → être sur ses gardes to lower one's guard, to drop one's guard → baisser sa garde to catch sb off guard → prendre qn au dépourvu vt (= keep watch on) [+ building] → garder, surveiller; [+ prisoner] → surveiller They guarded the palace → Ils gardaient le palais. (= protect) [+ person] → protéger Historic forts guard the entrance to the port → Des forts historiques gardent l'entrée du port. to be guarded by sth → être gardé(e) par qch to guard sb/sth against sth → garder qn/qch contre qch to guard sb/sth from sth → garder qn/qch contre qch to guard sth with one's life → veiller sur qch comme si sa vie en dépendait I will guard it with my life → J'y veillerai comme si ma vie en dépendait. guard against vito guard against sth → protéger contre qch to guard against doing sth → se garder de faire qch guard dog n → chien m de garde guard duty n to be on guard duty → être de garde guard n (Mil) → Wache f; (= single soldier) → Wachtposten m, → Wache f; (no pl: = squad) → Wachmannschaft f; the Guards (Brit) → die Garde, das Garderegiment; guard of honour (Brit) honor guard (US) → Ehrenwache f; to change guard → Wachablösung machen (= security guard) → Sicherheitsbeamte(r) m → /-beamtin f; (at factory gates, in park etc) → Wächter(in) m(f); (esp US: = prison guard) → Gefängniswärter(in) m(f); (Brit Rail) → Schaffner(in) m(f), → Zugbegleiter(in) m(f) (= watch: also Mil) → Wache f; under guard → unter Bewachung; to be under guard → bewacht werden; (person also) → unter Bewachung or Aufsicht stehen; to keep somebody/something under guard → jdn/etw bewachen; to be on guard, to stand or keep guard → Wache halten or stehen; to keep or stand guard over something → etw bewachen; to put a guard on somebody/something → jdn/etw bewachen lassen (Boxing, Fencing) → Deckung f; on guard! (Fencing) → en garde!; to take guard → in Verteidigungsstellung gehen; (Cricket) → in Schlagstellung gehen; to drop or lower one’s guard (lit) → seine Deckung vernachlässigen; (fig) → seine Reserve aufgeben; to have one’s guard down (lit) → nicht gedeckt sein; (fig) → nicht auf der Hut sein; he caught his opponent off (his) guard → er hat seinen Gegner mit einem Schlag erwischt, auf den er nicht vorbereitet or gefasst war; the invitation caught me off guard → ich war auf die Einladung nicht vorbereitet; I was off (my) guard when he mentioned that → ich war nicht darauf gefasst or vorbereitet, dass er das erwähnen würde; to be on/off one’s guard (against something) (fig) (→ vor etw dat) → auf der/nicht auf der Hut sein; to put somebody on his guard (against something) → jdn (→ vor etw dat) → warnen; to throw or put somebody off his guard (lit) → jdn seine Deckung vernachlässigen lassen; (fig) → jdn einlullen (= safety device, for protection) → Schutz m → (against gegen); (on machinery) → Schutz (→ vorrichtung f) m; (= fire guard) → Schutzgitter nt; (on foil) → Glocke f; (on sword etc) → Korb m (in basketball) → Verteidigungsspieler(in) m(f) vt prisoner, place, valuables → bewachen; treasure, secret, tongue → hüten; machinery → beaufsichtigen; luggage → aufpassen auf (+acc); (= protect) (lit) person, place → schützen (→ from, against vor +dat), → abschirmen (from, against gegen); one’s life → schützen; one’s reputation → achten auf (+acc); (fig) child etc → behüten, beschützen (→ from, against vor +dat); a closely guarded secret → ein gut or streng gehütetes Geheimnis guard: guard chain n → Sicherheitskette f guard dog n → Wachhund m guard duty guard: guardrail n → Schutzgeländer nt; (around machinery) → Schutzleiste f; (Rail) → Schutzschiene f, → Zwangsschiene f; (= US: Mot) → Leitplanke f guardroom n (used by guard) → Wachstube f guard rope n → Absperrseil nt guard [gɑːd] 1. n a. (gen, also) (Mil, Sport) → guardia; (security guard) → guardia giurata (esp Am) (prison guard) → secondino (Brit) (Rail) → capotreno (also guard duty) (watch) → (turno di) guardia (fig) (watchfulness) → vigilanza to change guard (Mil) → cambiare la guardia to be on guard (Mil) → essere di guardia to be on one's guard (fig) → stare in guardia to keep sb under guard → tenere qn sotto vigilanza to catch sb off his/her guard → cogliere or prendere qn alla sprovvista to keep guard over sb/sth (Mil) (fig) → fare la guardia a qn/qc b. (safety device, on machine) → schermo protettivo; (protection) → riparo, protezione f (also fire guard) → parafuoco; (mud guard) → parafango 2. vt (prisoner, treasure) → fare la guardia a, stare a guardia di; (secret) → custodire; (protect) to guard (against or from) → proteggere (da), salvaguardare (da) guard against vi + prep (take care to avoid, illness) → guardarsi da; (suspicion, accidents) → premunirsi contro to guard against doing sth → guardarsi dal fare qc guard [gɑːd] 1. n a. (gen, also) (Mil, Sport) → guardia; (security guard) → guardia giurata (esp Am) (prison guard) → secondino (Brit) (Rail) → capotreno (also guard duty) (watch) → (turno di) guardia (fig) (watchfulness) → vigilanza to change guard (Mil) → cambiare la guardia to be on guard (Mil) → essere di guardia to be on one's guard (fig) → stare in guardia to keep sb under guard → tenere qn sotto vigilanza to catch sb off his/her guard → cogliere or prendere qn alla sprovvista to keep guard over sb/sth (Mil) (fig) → fare la guardia a qn/qc b. (safety device, on machine) → schermo protettivo; (protection) → riparo, protezione f (also fire guard) → parafuoco; (mud guard) → parafango 2. vt (prisoner, treasure) → fare la guardia a, stare a guardia di; (secret) → custodire; (protect) to guard (against or from) → proteggere (da), salvaguardare (da) guard against vi + prep (take care to avoid, illness) → guardarsi da; (suspicion, accidents) → premunirsi contro to guard against doing sth → guardarsi dal fare qc v guard [gaːd] 1 to protect from danger or attack The soldiers were guarding the king/palace. bewaak يَحْمي охранявам střežit vogte; bevogte bewachen φρουρώ guardar, proteger, defender kaitsma حراست کردن vartioida garder להגן सचेत रहना čuvati, stražariti védelmez mengawal vörður fare la guardia 守る (위험 등에서) 보호하다 saugoti []sargāt menjaga beschermen (tegen) (be)vokte, beskytte, verne chronić guardar a apăra охранять strážiť stražiti braniti vakta, hålla vakt คุ้มกัน korumak 警衛 охороняти حملہ یا خطرے سے حفاظت کرنا canh gác 警卫 2 to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes. oppas, waak teen يَحمي، يَحْرُس، يَمْنَع пазя hlídat; chránit vogte; bevogte; holde vagt ved bewachen, sich hüten φρουρώ, εμποδίζω τη διαφυγή vigilar valvama کشیک دادن vahtia surveiller לשמור किसी चीज को होने से रोकना čuvati, sprečavati őriz menjaga gæta, halda vörð um sorvegliare 見張る 감시하다 saugoti(s) sargāt mengelakkan bewaken; zich hoeden (voor), waken (voor) holde vakt over, bevokte strzec guardar a supraveghea караулить; предостерегать от strážiť; chrániť čuvati (se) čuvati bevaka, vakta ป้องกัน göz altında tutmak; kontrol altında tutmak 看守 стерегти فرار نہ ہونے دینا، پہرا دینا canh giữ 看守,防止 n 1 someone who or something which protects a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire. wag حارِس караул stráž, hlídka; ochrana vagt; værn die Wache φρουρός, φρουρά, προστατευτικό κάλυμμα guarda valve, valvur نگهبان vartija garde שומר/מגן चौकीदार zaštitnik, štitnik őr pengawal vörður; vörn guardia 護衛 호위자, 경호원 sargyba, apsauga sardze; aizsargs pelindung beschermer vakt, vern straż, osłona guarda gardă страж(а); караульный stráž; hliadka straža; zaščita stražar vakt คนป้องกันหรืออุปกรณ์ป้องกัน nöbetçi, muhafız 警衛員,防護裝置 варта, охорона محافظ người canh gác 守护 2 someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day. wag حارِس стража strážce vagt; fangevogter der Wächter φρουρός, δεσμοφύλακας guarda vangivalvur نگهبان vahti garde שומר फरार होने से रोकने का काम stražar, čuvar őr penjaga (fanga)vörður guardia 看守 간수 sargybinis apsardze pengawal bewaker vokter, vakt strażnik guarda gardian охрана stráž stražar stražar vakt, fångvaktare ยาม gardiyan 看守員 сторожа; конвой پہرے دار quản giáo 看守员 3 (Americanconductor) a person in charge of a train. kondukteur حارس القِطار жп. кондуктор průvodčí togfører der Schaffner προϊστάμενος αμαξοστοιχίας jefe de tren vagunisaatja, konduktor سوزنبان konduktööri chef de train שומר רכבת ट्रेन का प्रभारी kondukter vonatvezető kondektur lestarvörður capotreno 車掌 (열차 등의) 차장 traukinio viršininkas (vilciena) pavadonis pengawal conducteur togfører, overkonduktør konduktor revisor supraveghere проводник sprievodca sprevodnik kondukter konduktör ผู้ดูแล kondüktör 列車長 кондуктор ریل گاڑی کا منتظم trưởng tàu 列车员 4 the act or duty of guarding. wagstaan, waghou, bewaak حِراسَه защита dozor vagt die Bewachung φρούρηση, φύλαξη, επαγρύπνηση vigilancia, protección valve نگهبانی vartiointi surveillance שמירה चौकीदारी čuvanje, stražarenje (elő)vigyázat penjagaan vakt, vernd, gæsla vigilanza 見張り 파수, 감시, 경계 sargyba modrība mengawal bescherming; bewaking vakt straż guarda supraveghere охрана dozor straža straža vakt, vakthållning รักษาความปลอดภัย nöbet 守衛 варта ریل گاڑی کا انتظام hành động canh gác 守卫 adj guarded cautious He gave guarded replies. behoedsame, versigtige حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس предпазлив opatrný forsigtig zurückhaltend επιφυλακτικός cauteloso, prudente ettevaatlik محتاط varautunut prudent זהיר सर्तक pozoran, suzdržan óvatos hati-hati varkár prudente 用心深い 조심성 있는 atsargus piesardzīgs berhati-hati voorzichtig forsiktig, tilbakeholden ostrożny cauteloso prudent сдержанный opatrný previden oprezan försiktig, reserverad ระมัดระวัง dikkatli, ihtiyatlı 小心謹慎的 обережний محطات thận trọng 小心谨慎的 adv guardedly behoedsaam, versigtig بِحَذَر، باحْتِراس предпазливо obezřetně forsigtigt zurückhaltend επιφυλακτικά cautelosamente, prudentemente ettevaatlikult محتاطانه varovaisesti prudemment בזהירות सर्तकतापूर्वक pozorno, suzdržano tartózkodóan secara hati-hati varlega con prudenza 用心深く 신중하게 atsargiai piesardzīgi secara berhati-hati op zijn hoede forsiktig, tilbakeholdent ostrożnie cautelosamente (în mod) prudent, cu prudenţă сдержанно opatrne previdno oprezno försiktigt, vaksamt อย่างระมัดระวัง ihtiyatla 小心謹慎地 обережно احتیاط سے thận trọng; ý tứ 小心谨慎地 guard of honour soldiers or other people who are lined up as an honour to someone important A guard of honour greeted the President at the airport. erewag حَرَس شَرف почетна стража čestná stráž æresgarde die Ehrenwache τιμητική φρουρά guardia de honor auvahtkond گارد احترام kunniavartio garde d'honneur מִשמָר כָּבוֹד सम्मान गारद počasna straža díszszázad pengawal kehormatan heiðursvörður guardia d'onore 儀仗兵 의장병 garbės sargyba goda sardze kawalan kehormatan erewacht, garde æresvakt, garde gwardia honorowa guarda de honra gardă de onoare почётный караул čestná stráž častna straža počasna garda hedersvakt ทหารกองเกียรติยศ şeref mangası 儀隊 почесна варта سپاہیوں کا کسی اہم شخص کو سلامی دینا đội quân danh dự 仪仗队 keep guard (on) The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner). wag hou يَحْرُس охранявам střežit holde vagt Wache halten φρουρώ vigilar, montar guardia valvama مراقبت کردن vahtia surveiller לַעֲמוֹד עַל הַמִשמָר चौकसी बरतना čuvati stražu, stražariti őrt áll menjaga hafa gætur á sorvegliare 見張りをする 보초를 서다 eiti sargybą, saugoti []sargāt berkawal bewaken, de wacht houden holde vakt over trzymać wartę guardar a supraveghea охранять strážiť stražiti čuvati hålla vakt คุม nöbet tutmak 站崗 тримати охорону پہرا دینا canh giữ ai 站岗 off guard unprepared He hit me while I was off guard; to catch someone off guard. nie op jou hoede nie ليس في الحِراسَه хващам неподготвен nepřipravený tage på sengen unachtsam απροετοίμαστος desprevenido (kaitseks) ettevalmistamata غافل؛ غیر آماده yllättäen au dépourvu לא עוֹמֶד עַל הַמִשמָר गैर सतर्क nespreman elővigyázatlan lengah óviðbúinn alla sprovvista 油断して 경계가 태만한 praradęs budrumą, nejučiom, netikėtai nesagatavots; neaizsargāts tidak bersedia niet op zijn hoede uoppmerksom, uforberedt nie przygotowany desprevenido nepregătit застигнутый врасплох nepripravený nepripravljen nepripremljen inte på sin vakt, med överrumpling โดยไม่ระวังตัว hazırlıksız 冷不防地 неготовий غافل ہونا mất cảnh giác 不提防 on guard prepared Be on your guard against his tricks. wag staan, op jou hoede wees في الحِراسَه нащрек ve střehu være på vagt auf der Hut προετοιμασμένος en guardia, en alerta (kaitseks) ettevalmistatud مواظب بودن valppaana sur ses gardes לַעֲמוֹד עַל הַמִשמָר तैयार spreman, pripravan résen van siaga viðbúinn in guardia 用心して 당번으로 budrus, atsargus būt modram bersedia op zijn hoede på vakt, forberedt på czujny precavido pregătit настороже v strehu pripravljen sprema på sin vakt เตรียมพร้อมต่อสู้ hazırlıklı, tedbirli 保持警戒 (бути) насторожі مستعد، چوکس ہونا đề phòng 警惕 stand guard to be on duty as a guard He stood guard at the gates. wag staan يَقِف في الحِراسَه пазя mít hlídku stå vagt Wache stehen φυλώ σκοπιά montar guardia, vigilar vahipostil seisma کشیک دادن seistä vartiossa monter la garde לִשמוֹר के ऊपर निगरानी रखने की स्थिति में होना stražariti őrt áll bertugas mengawal standa vörð essere di guardia 見張りに立つ 보초를 서다 eiti sargybą stāvēt sardzē bertugas mengawal op wacht staan stå/ha vakt, være på post stać na straży ficar de guarda a face de gardă стоять в карауле stáť na stráži biti na straži čuvati stražu stå på vakt เข้าเวรดูแลความปลอดภัย korumak 站崗 стояти на варті سنتری وغیرہ کا چوکسی کرنا đứng gác 站岗 guard → حارس, يَحْرُس hlídka, strážit bevogte, vagt bewachen, Wache φύλακας, φυλάω custodiar, guardia vartija, vartioida garde, garder čuvati, stražar difendere, guardia 見張り, 見張る 경호원, 보호하다 bewaken, bewaker vakt, vokte ochronić, straż guarda, guardar охрана, охранять vakt, vakta เฝ้า, ยาม korumak, nöbetçi canh gác, lính gác 护卫队, 警卫 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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