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Guards (ɡɑːdz Pronunciation for Guards ) 

Definitions

plural noun

    1. (esp in European armies) any of various regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and, formerly, the protection of the head of state ⇒ the Life Guards, the Grenadier Guards
    2. (as modifier) ⇒ a Guards regiment

guard (ɡɑːd Pronunciation for guard ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to watch over or shield (a person or thing) from danger or harm; protect
  2. to keep watch over (a prisoner or other potentially dangerous person or thing), as to prevent escape
  3. tr to control ⇒ to guard one's tongue
  4. intr usually foll by against to take precautions
  5. to control entrance and exit through (a gate, door, etc)
  6. tr to provide (machinery, etc) with a device to protect the operator
  7. tr
    1. (chess, cards) to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with another
    2. (curling, bowling) to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player
  8. tr (archaic) to accompany as a guard

noun

  1. a person or group who keeps a protecting, supervising, or restraining watch or control over people, such as prisoners, things, etc related adjective custodial
  2. a person or group of people, such as soldiers, who form a ceremonial escort ⇒ guard of honour
  3. (British) the official in charge of a train
    1. the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervising
    2. (as modifier) ⇒ guard duty
  5. (Irish) another word for garda
  6. a device, part, or attachment on an object, such as a weapon or machine tool, designed to protect the user against injury, as on the hilt of a sword or the trigger of a firearm
  7. anything that provides or is intended to provide protection ⇒ a guard against infection
    1. another name for safety chain
    2. a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine
  9. See guard ring
  10. (sport) an article of light tough material worn to protect any of various parts of the body
  11. (basketball)
    1. the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basket
    2. a player in this position
  12. the posture of defence or readiness in fencing, boxing, cricket, etc

  13. See take guard

  14. See give guard

  15. See off one's guard

  16. See on one's guard

  17. See stand guard

  18. See mount guard

Derived Forms

ˈguardable adjective
ˈguarder noun
ˈguardless adjective
ˈguardˌlike adjective

Word Origin

C15: from Old French garde, from garder to protect, of Germanic origin; compare Spanish guardar; see ward

Example Sentences Including 'Guards'

ANOTHER shot of Her Majesty, this time during a 1984 visit to the hospitality tent at the Guards Polo Club, Windsor.
Sun, News of the World (2000)
But her Guards coalesced into a tight circle around her, and two of them held a pair of shields over her head from behind.
Alma Alexander THE SECRETS OF JIN-SHEI (2004)
Guards were drawn up, drivers were standing at the salute by opened car doors.
Townsend, Eileen In Love and War
I've landed a job in the kitchen of the officers ' mess of the Grenadier Guards.
Gaskin, Catherine The Ambassador's Women
Prisoners voice fears over future Guards see a command structure emerge among 158 detainees
Glasgow Herald (2002)
She couldn't have been more than twenty-three or -four, but she had all the steely intransigence of the Brigade of Guards.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Some reports say the Republican Guards escorted Saddam to Syria.
Ottawa Sun (2003)
The Private Investigators and Security Guards Act makes no mention of the use of weapons, dogs or force when guards make arrests.
CBC (2004)
The only permanent hound now is Shadow, a benign black labrador who belongs to Freddie, a young former Grenadier Guards officer.
Country Life (2005)

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