• noun:   a position on a basketball team
• noun:   a position on the line of scrimmage

  Example: "Guards must be good blockers"

• noun:   a device designed to prevent injury
• noun:   a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

  Example: "Keep your guard up"

• noun:   a group of men who escort and protect some important person
• noun:   the person who plays that position on a football team

  Example: "The left guard was injured on the play"

• noun:   a person who keeps watch over something or someone
• noun:   the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
• noun:   the duty of serving as a sentry

  Example: "He was on guard that night"

• noun:   a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

  Example: "An insurance policy is a good safeguard"

• verb:   to keep watch over

  Example: "There would be men guarding the horses"

• verb:   take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

  Example: "Guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"

• verb:   watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

  Example: "Guard my possessions while I'm away"

• verb:   protect against a challenge or attack
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14892)

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