Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
guard (noun)1.
one assigned to protect or oversee another as
a) a person or a body of persons on sentinel duty
b) troops attached to the person of the sovereign
c) British - conductor
2.
a) a defensive state or attitude - asked him out when his guard was down
b) a defensive position (as in boxing)
3.
a) the act or duty of protecting or defending
b) the state of being protected - protection
4.
a protective or safety device , specifically a device for protecting a machine part or the operator of a machine
5.
archaic - precaution
6.
a) a position or player next to the center in a football line
b) a player stationed in the backcourt in basketball
transitive verb
1.
to protect an edge of with an ornamental border
2.
a) to protect from danger especially by watchful attention make secure - police guarding our cities
b) to stand at the entrance of as if on guard or as a barrier
c) to tend to carefully - preserve protect guarded their privacy
3.
archaic - escort
4.
a) to watch over so as to prevent escape, disclosure, or indiscretion
intransitive verb
b) to attempt to prevent (an opponent) from playing effectively or scoring to watch by way of caution or defense stand guard defend
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
guard (noun)1.
a person or group that watches over someone or something
SYNONIMS:
custodian, guardian, keeper, lookout, minder, picket, sentinel, sentry, warden, warder, watch, watcher, watchmanRELATED WORDS:
observer, patrol, spotter, surveillant, watchdog; bodyguard, convoy, defender, escort, honor guard; gatekeeper; hack []2.
a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attack
SYNONIMS:
guardRELATED WORDS:
alert, lookout, qui vive, watch3.
a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation
SYNONIMS:
guardRELATED WORDS:
fail-safe; lock; defense, protection, safeguard, shield4.
means or method of defending
SYNONIMS:
aegis ( egis), ammunition, armor, buckler, cover, guard, protection, safeguard, screen, security, shield, wall, wardRELATED WORDS:
arm, armament, munitions, weapon, weaponry; fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, strongholdNEAR ANTONYMS:
aggression, assault, attack, offense ( offence), offensive5.
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
SYNONIMS:
attendant, companion, guard, guideRELATED WORDS:
chaperone ( chaperon), squire; shadow, sidekick; conductor, leader, pilot; convoy, courier, honor guard, outrider6.
someone that protects
SYNONIMS:
custodian, defender, guard, guardian, guardian angel, protectionRELATED WORDS:
bodyguard, champion; lookout, sentinel, sentry, warden, warder, watch, watchdog, watchman; conserver, harborer, keeper, preserver, saver1.
to drive danger or attack away from
SYNONIMS:
bulwark, cover, fence, fend, forfend, guard, keep, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, wardRELATED WORDS:
avert, prevent; oppose, resist, withstand; battle, contend, fight, war; conserve, preserve, save; buffer, palisade, picket, wallNEAR ANTONYMS:
bombard, storm; beset, besiege, overrun; capitulate, cave, submit, yield2.
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
SYNONIMS:
bar, barricade, blockade, block (off), guard, wall (off)RELATED WORDS:
curtain (off), screen (off); dike, fence, gate, hedge; bolt, lock; obstructNEAR ANTONYMS:
reopen, unblock, unboltto be cautious of or on guard against
SYNONIMS:
guard (against), look out (for), mind, ware, watch out (for)RELATED WORDS:
attend, heed, mark, note, notice; behold, discern, observe, perceive, see, watchNEAR ANTONYMS:
discount, disregard, ignore, miss, overlook