guard
guard
gɑrd
gaard
/ɡɑːd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "guard"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•

a person whose job is to protect and look after a person or place
guard definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The museum employs guards to protect valuable artifacts and artwork.
āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϘāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ•āĻŦāϚ

a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ

the person who plays that position on a football team
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ

the defensive stance and positioning that athletes adopt to protect themselves from attacks while maintaining readiness to counter in combat sports like boxing and fencing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He kept a tight guard throughout the match to defend against his opponent's jabs.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•

a position on a basketball team
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰāĻž, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž

the duty or act of not letting any harm come into place, person, or property
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āĻ—āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ, āϞāĻžāχāύāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ

(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž

a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āχāωāύāĻŋāϟ

a military unit serving to protect some place or person
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰ⧀, āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ

the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
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āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to protect a person, place, or property against harm or an attack
Transitive: to guard a person or place
to guard definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A lifeguard is stationed at the pool to guard swimmers against emergencies.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϞāĻžāχāĻĢāĻ—āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĒ⧁āϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āφāϛ⧇ āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāϰ⧁āϰ⧀ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to monitor or supervise someone closely in order to stop them from leaving or escaping a particular area
Transitive: to guard sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was guarded closely as he was escorted to the police station to avoid any chance of escape.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϕ⧋āύ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shield or defend something from damage, harm, or danger
Transitive: to guard sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Regular maintenance helps guard the machinery against wear and tear.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to take measures or precautions to protect something from potential risks or dangers
Intransitive: to guard against a danger
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company guards against fraud by implementing strict security protocols.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻŸā§‹āĻ•āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϜāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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