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guard  (gärd)

v. guard·ed, guard·ing, guards

v.tr.

1. To protect from harm by or as if by watching over: guard a bank; guarding the President. See Synonyms at defend.

2. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence: guarded the prisoner.

3. Sports To keep (an opposing player) from scoring or playing efficiently.

4. To maintain control over, as to prevent indiscretion: Guard what you say.

5. To supervise entry or exit through; keep watch at: guarded the door.

6. To furnish (a device or object) with a protective piece.

7. Archaic To escort.

v.intr.

1. To take precautions: guard against infection.

2. To serve as a guard.

n.

1. One who protects, keeps watch, or acts as a sentinel.

2. One who supervises prisoners.

3. An honor guard.

4. Chiefly British A railway employee in charge of a train.

5. Football One of the two offensive linemen on either side of the center.

6. Basketball Either of the two players normally positioned in the backcourt who are responsible for bringing the ball to and initiating offensive plays from the frontcourt.

7. Sports A defensive position or stance, as in boxing or fencing.

8.

a. The act or duty of guarding.

b. Protection; watch: a prisoner under close guard.

9. Something that gives protection; a safeguard: a guard against tooth decay.

10. A device or an attachment that prevents injury, damage, or loss, especially:

a. An attachment or a covering put on a machine to protect the operator or a part of the machine.

b. A device on a foil, sword, or knife that protects the hand.

c. A padded covering worn to protect a body part from injury: a shin guard.

d. A small chain or band attached to a watch or bracelet to prevent loss.

e. A ring worn to prevent a more valuable ring from sliding off the finger.

11. Electronics A signal that prevents accidental activation of a device or ambiguous interpretation of data.

Idioms:

off (one's) guard

Not alert; unprepared.

on (one's) guard

Alert and watchful; cautious.

stand guard

1. To keep watch.

2. To act as a sentinel.

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[Middle English garden, from Old French garder, guarder, of Germanic origin; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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guarder n.

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guard

Verb

1. to watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect: US marines who guard the American embassy

2. to keep watch over (a prisoner) to prevent escape

3. to protect (a right or privilege)

4. to take precautions: to guard against a possible coup attempt

Noun

1. a person or group of people who protect or watch over people or things

2. Brit, Austral & NZ the official in charge of a train

3. a device or part of a machine designed to protect the user against injury

4. anything that provides protection: a guard against future shocks

5. off guard having one's defences down; unprepared: England were caught off guard as the Dutch struck two telling blows

6. on guard on duty to protect or watch over people or things

7. on one's guard prepared to face danger or difficulties: parents have been warned to be on their guard against kidnappers

8. stand guard (of a sentry) to keep watch [Old French garder to protect]

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Guard a body of men positioned to protect or control, 1494. See also convoy, escort.

Examples: guard of angels, 1834; of patience, 1606.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property bouncer, chucker-out - a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting door guard, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, porter, gatekeeper, doorkeeper - someone who 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 security guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch
	2.	guard - the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play" lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmage
	3.	guard - a device designed to prevent injury or accidents safety device, safety device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" 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
	4.	guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up" posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
	5.	guard - the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team basketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
	6.	guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" 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 reserve, territorial - a territorial military unit bodyguard, escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	7.	guard - a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" precaution, safeguard measure, step - any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" backstop - a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong" security measures, security - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
	8.	guard - the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
	9.	guard - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers" lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage football team, eleven - a team that plays football
	10.	guard - a position on a basketball team position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball
Verb	1.	guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses" patrol, police - maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol keep guard, stand guard, stand sentinel, stand watch - watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen" keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" baby-sit, sit - work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" baby-sit - take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"
	2.	guard - watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" ward protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" shepherd - watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
	3.	guard - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" defend, hold protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" hold - take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
	4.	guard - take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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guard

verb 1. protect, watch, defend, secure, police, mind, cover, screen, preserve, shelter, shield, patrol, oversee, safeguard, watch over

noun 2. sentry, warder, warden, custodian, watch, patrol, lookout, watchman, sentinel

noun 3. escort, patrol, convoy

noun 4. shield, security, defence, screen, protection, pad, safeguard, bumper, buffer, rampart, bulwark >> off guard unprepared, napping, unwary, unready, with your defences down >> on (your) guard vigilant, cautious, wary, prepared, ready, alert, watchful, on the lookout, circumspect, on the alert, on the qui vive >> adjective custodial

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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.

Translations

guard [gɑːd] n → guardia;

(person) → guarda m/f;

(BRIT) (RAIL) → jefe m de tren;

(safety device) (on machine) → cubierta de protección (= protection); protección f (= fireguard); pantalla (= mudguard); guardabarros m inv

vt → guardar;

to guard (against or from) → proteger (de);

to be on one's guard (fig) → estar en guardia

guard against vi to guard against doing sth → guardarse de hacer algo

guard [gɑːd] n → garde f, surveillance f (= squad) (Boxing, Fencing) → garde f (= one man); garde m;

(Brit) (Rail) → chef m de train (= safety device) (on machine) → dispositif m de sûreté;

(also: fireguard) → garde-feu m inv

vt → garder, surveiller (= protect);

to guard sb/sth (against or from) → protéger qn/qch (contre);

to be on one's guard (fig) → être sur ses gardes

guard against vi to guard against doing sth → se garder de faire qch

guard [gɑːd] n → Wache f;

(Boxing, Fencing) → Deckung f;

(Brit) (Rail) → Schaffner(in) m(f);

(on machine) → Schutz m, Schutzvorrichtung f;

(also: fireguard) → (Schutz)gitter nt

vt (prisoner) → bewachen;

(protect);

to guard (against) → (be)schützen (vor +dat);

(secret) → hüten (vor +dat);

to be on one's guard → auf der Hut sein

guard against guard vt fus (disease) → vorbeugen +dat;

(damage, accident) → verhüten

guard [gɑːd] n → guardia (= protection); riparo, protezione f;

(BOXING) → difesa (= one man); guardia, sentinella;

(BRIT ) (RAIL) → capotreno (= safety device) (on machine) → schermo protettivo;

(also: fire guard) → parafuoco

vt → fare la guardia a;

to guard (against or from) → proteggere (da), salvaguardare (da);

to be on one's guard (fig) → stare in guardia

guard against vi to guard against doing sth → guardarsi dal fare qc

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guard

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 지키다 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, suojata 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，防止 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 vartio, vartija garde שומר/מגן चौकीदार zaštitnik, štitnik őr pengawal vörður; vörn guardia 護衛 경호원, 안전 장치 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 vanginvartija garde שומר फरार होने से रोकने का काम stražar, čuvar őr penjaga (fanga)vörður guardia 看守 교도관 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 (American conductor) a person in charge of a train. kondukteur حارس القِطار жп. кондуктор průvodčí togfører der Schaffner προϊστάμενος αμαξοστοιχίας jefe de tren vagunisaatja, konduktor سوزنبان junailija chef de train שומר רכבת ट्रेन का प्रभारी kondukter vonatvezető kondektur lestarvörður capotreno 車掌 차장 traukinio viršininkas (vilciena) pavadonis pengawal conducteur togfører, overkonduktør konduktor revisor supraveghere проводник sprievodca sprevodnik kondukter konduktör ผู้ดูแล kondüktör 列車員 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 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 ˈguarded

cautious He gave guarded replies. behoedsame, versigtige حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس предпазлив opatrný forsigtig zurückhaltend επιφυλακτικός cauteloso, prudente ettevaatlik محتاط varovainen prudent זהיר सर्तक pozoran, suzdržan óvatos hati-hati varkár prudente 用心深い 신중한 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 ˈguardedly

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 de honor guardia 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 儀仗隊 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 vartioida surveiller לַעֲמוֹד עַל הַמִשמָר चौकसी बरतना čuvati stražu, stražariti őrt áll menjaga hafa gætur á sorvegliare 見張りをする 망보다 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 ei varuillaan au dépourvu לא עוֹמֶד עַל הַמִשמָר गैर सतर्क nespreman elővigyázatlan lengah óviðbúinn alla sprovvista 油断して 방심하여 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 不提防 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 varuillaan sur ses gardes לַעֲמוֹד עַל הַמִשמָר तैयार spreman, pripravan résen van siaga viðbúinn in guardia 用心して 주의하여 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 警惕 (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 olla 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 보초서다 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