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  • 31guard — {{11}}guard (n.) early 15c., one who keeps watch, from M.Fr. garde guardian, warden, keeper; watching, keeping, custody, from O.Fr. garder to keep, maintain, preserve, protect (corresponding to O.N.Fr. warder, see GU (Cf. gu )), from Frankish… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 32guard — also See chain guard dog guard edge guard oil pan guard side radiator guard splash guard stone guard sump guard …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 33guard — [[t]gɑrd[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over 2) to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc 3) to keep under control as a matter of caution or prudence: to guard one s temper[/ex] 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34guard — 01. The mother cat [guarded] her kittens against the male cat. 02. He works as a prison [guard] in a federal penitentiary. 03. While one robber went into the bank, his partner stood [guard] outside, watching for the police. 04. Both the young boy …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 35guard — verb 1》 watch over in order to protect, control, or restrict.     ↘Basketball stay close to (an opponent) to prevent them getting or passing the ball. 2》 prevent from being harmed.     ↘(guard against) take precautions against. noun 1》 a person,… …

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  • 36guard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English garde, from Anglo French garde, guarde, warde, from garder, guarder, warder, to guard, defend, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wartēn to watch, take care more at ward Date: 15th century 1. one… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37Guard —    1) Heb. tabbah (properly a cook, and in a secondary sense executioner, because this office fell to the lot of the cook in Eastern countries), the bodyguard of the kings of Egypt (Gen. 37:36) and Babylon (2 Kings 25:8; Jer. 40:1; Dan. 2:14).… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 38Guard — This unusual name is an occupational surname for a watchman or guard. Derived from the pre 9th century old French word garde , meaning to watch, or protect, it was introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. From there on it was… …

    Surnames reference

  • 39guard — v 1. protect, watch over, stand guard over, police, secure, defend; shield, shelter, screen, cover, cloak; preserve, save, conserve; escort, conduct, convoy, ride shotgun. 2. supervise, hold watch, keep under surveillance; control, keep under… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 40guard —   Kia i, mea kia i.   Also: māka i, maka ina, pale, kūka awe, ho opālama;    ♦ rear guard, hunapa a;    ♦ king s guard, apo hao.    ♦ To stand guard, kū uwaki.    ♦ Citizens guard, pū ali kia i māka i …

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