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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Guard \Guard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gurding}.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG. wart?n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See {Ward}, v. & n., and cf. {Guard}, n.] 1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for. [1913 Webster] For Heaven still guards the right. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. [1913 Webster] 3. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc. The body of your discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on neither. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To fasten by binding; to gird. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Syn: To defend; protect; shield; keep; watch. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Guard \Guard\ (g[aum]rd), v. i. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf. OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection. [1913 Webster] His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] The guard which kept the door of the king's house. --Kings xiv. 27. [1913 Webster] 3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as: (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision. (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled. [1913 Webster] 5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise. [1913 Webster] 6. An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. [1913 Webster] They have expressed themselves with as few guards and restrictions as I. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard. [1913 Webster] 8. (Zool.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites. [1913 Webster] Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty. [1913 Webster] {Advanced guard}, {Coast guard}, etc. See under {Advanced}, {Coast}, etc. {Grand guard} (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army. --Mahan. {Guard boat}. (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good lookout. (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations. {Guard cells} (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll. {Guard chamber}, a guardroom. {Guard detail} (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc., detailed for guard duty. {Guard duty} (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc., performed by a sentinel or sentinels. {Guard lock} (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin. {Guard of honor} (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons. {Guard rail} (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard against derailment. {Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships. {Life guard} (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer. {Off one's guard}, in a careless state; inattentive; unsuspicious of danger. {On guard}, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as a guard or sentinel; watching. {On one's guard}, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant. {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or sentinel. {To run the guard}, to pass the watch or sentinel without leave. Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort; care; attention; watch; heed. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: guard n 1: a person who keeps watch over something or someone 2: the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play" 3: a device designed to prevent injury or accidents [syn: {guard}, {safety}, {safety device}] 4: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up" 5: the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team 6: a military unit serving to protect some place or person 7: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: {precaution}, {safeguard}, {guard}] 8: the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: {guard duty}, {guard}, {sentry duty}, {sentry go}] 9: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers" 10: a position on a basketball team v 1: to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses" 2: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: {guard}, {ward}] 3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: {defend}, {guard}, {hold}] 4: take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"