| guard | |
| 1. n. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. | |
| The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard. | |
| 2. n. (Ireland) A garda; a police officer. | |
| 3. n. (military) A squad responsible for protecting something. | |
| The president inspected the guard of honour. | |
| 4. n. The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand | |
| 5. n. A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts. | |
| The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard. | |
| 6. n. (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels. | |
| 7. n. (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center. | |
| 8. n. (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard. | |
| 9. n. (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through whic | |
| 10. n. (sports) A player playing a position named guard. | |
| 11. n. (rail) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train. | |
| 12. n. (computing, programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue. | |
| 13. v. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. | |
| 14. v. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. | |
| Guard the prisoner. | |
| 15. v. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety. | |
| Careful people guard against mistakes. | |
| 16. v. To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc. | |
| 17. v. To fasten by binding; to gird. | |
