guard
verb [T] (WATCH) /ɡɑːd/
/ɡɑːrd/ Definition
B2 to protect someone or something from being attacked or stolen: Soldiers guard the main doors of the embassy.Defending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving B2 to watch someone and make certain they do not escape from a place: Five prison officers guarded the prisoners.Defending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving
(Definition of guard verb (WATCH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -proof suffix
- baby verb
- bastion noun
- buffer verb (PROVIDE PROTECTION)
- cherish verb
- coddle verb (PROTECT)
- cosset verb
- featherbed verb
- guard noun (PERSON WHO PROTECTS)
- mother verb
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective adjective
- patrol verb
- proof adjective (PROTECTED)
- protect verb
- protective adjective
- secure verb (PROTECT)
- watch your back idiom
- wet-nurse verb
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
Topic:
Defending and protecting
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