Synonym: check, control, curb, defend, protect, restrain, secure, shield, watch. Similar words: on guard, square, quarter, quarterback, quarrel with, headquarters, yard, card. Meaning: [gɑrd /gɑːd] n. 1. a person who keeps watch over something or someone 2. the person who plays that position on a football team 3. a device designed to prevent injury 4. a posture of defence in boxing or fencing 5. the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team 6. a group of men who escort and protect some important person 7. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. 8. the duty of serving as a sentry 9. a position on the line of scrimmage 10. a position on a basketball team. v. 1. to keep watch over 2. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect 3. protect against a challenge or attack 4. take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence.
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151. Are you prepared to risk traveling without an armed guard?
152. The guard dog was now in kennels as it was not aggressive.
153. Guard the secret with your life, tell it to no one!
154. I rolled out about three o'clock in the morning to ride guard till daylight.
155. The guard was killed with a high - powered rifle.
156. These weapons also had a heavy brass guard which encased almost the whole hand.
157. A security guard with a dog patrols the building site at night.
158. The guard glanced perfunctorily at her pass and let her through.
159. The Coast Guard picked up a distress signal from a freighter 50 miles out at sea.
160. It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements.
161. I've learned my lesson; I've now got a burglar alarm and a guard dog.
162. I should certainly be on my guard if I were you.
163. When you enter the building you must show the guard your pass.
164. It would only be a matter of minutes before the alarm was raised and the guard called out.
165. I hope we'll be able to bluff our way past the guard.
166. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,(sentencedict.com) two others opened the parcel.
167. A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
168. The sentry guard dived into his foxhole and closely observed the stranger towards him.Sentencedict
169. I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through.
170. The ANC could not afford to lower its guard until everything had been carried out.
171. The intruder fired at least one more shot at the guard, then fled.
172. The slavering jaws of the guard dog stopped anyone going near.
173. Two boys ran past with a security guard in pursuit.
174. Thieves doped a guard dog and stole $10 000 worth of goods.
175. A number of men were detached to guard the right flank.
176. Ensure the guard is in place before operating the machine.
177. Three of the party stood guard over the treasure until they could find some means of removing it.
178. The National Guard was called in to restore order when riots broke out.
179. The princess's coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
180. When he got to the entrance,he put the pass forward to the guard.
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