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guard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | safety, safety device |
| Type of | device |
| Has types | fender, safety lock, safety catch |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go |
| Type of | assignment, duty assignment |
he was on guard that night.
guard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | precaution, safeguard |
| Type of | measure, step |
| Has types | backstop, security measures, security |
an insurance policy is a good safeguard.
we let our guard down.
guard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | military group, military force, military unit, force |
| Has types | bodyguard, territorial reserve, territorial, home guard |
guard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | guardian, shielder, defender, protector |
| Has types | halberdier, hall porter, chucker-out, doorman, security guard, screener, bouncer, porter, doorkeeper, door guard, gatekeeper, watchman, watcher, ostiary |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | position |
guard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | basketball player, basketeer, cager |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | watch, follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over |
| Has types | police, babysit, sit, stand guard, stand sentinel, stand watch, baby-sit, keep guard, patrol |
there would be men guarding the horses.
Examples of guard
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The 5-foot-9 forward-guard even had a nifty reverse layup in the fourth quarter.
From the dailyherald.com
Joining Riley as the only other returning starter is senior guard Colleen Barry.
From the stltoday.com
The guard had 12 points at halftime and Clanton had 14, giving UCF a 39-27 lead.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Use anti-virus software, spyware, firewalls and passwords to guard your privacy.
From the thenewstribune.com
Thompson, a junior guard, passed Don Collins for third in career scoring at WSU.
From the thenewstribune.com
Their player of the year, guard Kyle Weems, guarded McDermott and shut him down.
From the omaha.com
Jordan, now the Bobcats owner, was asked about Chicago point guard Derrick Rose.
From the denverpost.com
Good thing Nebraska has the steady hands of Jeter, the tough senior point guard.
From the omaha.com
Not to be overlooked, Jacobson said, is the play of point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe.
From the omaha.com
- A person who keeps watch over something or someone
- To keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
- The person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"
- Watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
- A device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- Defend: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
- In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.
- The three basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are guard, forward, and center. More specifically, they can be classified into the five positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. ...
- In computer programming, a guard is a boolean expression that must evaluate to true if the program execution is to continue in the branch in question. The term is used at least in Haskell, Clean, Erlang, occam, Promela and OCaml programming languages. ...
