Definition of guard

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Guard (v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection..

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Pan :: Pan (n.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to have invented..
Hesperides :: Hesperides (n. pl.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides..
Governor :: Governor (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round..
Axle Guard :: Axle guard () The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England..
Protect :: Protect (v. t.) To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children..
Guardfish :: Guardfish (n.) The garfish.
Custody :: Custody (n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
Counterwait :: Counterwait (v. t.) To wait or watch for; to be on guard against.
Over :: Over (prep.) Above in authority or station; -- implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; -- opposed to under..
Ward :: Ward (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time..
Limitary :: Limitary (v. t.) Placed at the limit, as a guard..
Taslet :: Taslet (n.) A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the things; a tasse.
Bodyguard :: Bodyguard (n.) Retinue; attendance; following.
Patrol :: Patrol (v. i.) Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol..
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands..
Underfong :: Underfong (v. t.) To sustain; to support; to guard.
Guardant :: Guardant (n.) A guardian.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night..
Blackguardism :: Blackguardism (n.) The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.
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