Search results
- Dictionaryguard/ɡärd/
verb
- 1. watch over in order to protect or control: "the gates were guarded by uniformed soldiers"
- 2. protect against damage or harm: "the company fiercely guarded its independence" Similar
noun
- 1. a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person formally assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place: "a security guard" Similar
- 2. a device worn or fitted to prevent injury or damage: "a retractable blade guard" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of GUARD is one assigned to protect or oversee another. How to use guard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Guard.
GUARD definition: 1. a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or…. Learn more.
Guard definition: to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over. See examples of GUARD used in a sentence.
A guard is someone such as a soldier, police officer, or prison officer who is guarding a particular place or person.
To guard something is to watch over it or keep it from danger. You should ask someone to guard your backpack when you go to the restroom at the restaurant — or take it with you. The verb guard also means to protect against unintended consequences.
verb. /ɡɑːd/ /ɡɑːrd/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. guard somebody/something to protect property, places or people from attack or danger. Armed officers guarded the entrance. The dog was guarding its owner's luggage. political leaders guarded by the police. You can't get in; the whole place is guarded.
1. A person who protects, keeps watch, or acts as a sentinel: a prison guard. 2. a. The act or duty of guarding. b. Protection; watch: The sheepdog kept guard over the herd. 3. Something that gives protection; a safeguard: a guard against tooth decay.
Definition of guard noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something that covers or protects someone or something: a fire guard. be on guard; stand guard. to be responsible for protecting a place or a person: Armed police stood guard outside the house. be under guard. to be kept in a place by a group of people who have weapons: The suspect is now under guard in the local hospital. Idioms.
guard. noun. /ɡɑrd/ people who protect. [countable] a person, such as a soldier, a police officer, or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping a security guard border guards The prisoner slipped past the guards at the gate and escaped.
