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guard

English

🔊 a position on a basketball team
🔊 (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
“guards must be good blockers”
🔊 a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
🔊 a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
“keep your guard up”
🔊 a military unit serving to protect some place or person
🔊 the person who plays that position on a football team
“the left guard was injured on the play”
🔊 a person who keeps watch over something or someone
🔊 the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
🔊 the duty of serving as a sentry
“he was on guard that night”
🔊 a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
“he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution”
🔊 watch over or shield from danger or harm
“guard my possessions while I'm away”
🔊 to keep watch over
“there would be men guarding the horses”
🔊 take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
“guard against becoming too friendly with the staff”
🔊 protect against a challenge or attack
“Hold that position behind the trees!”