guard
Cross references:
1. defend
1. guard \'ga:rd\ n [ME garde, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. garder to guard, defend,
of Gmc orig]in; akin to OHG warte-n to watch, take care - more at WARD obs
1: GUARDIANSHIP 2: a posture of defense 3a: act or duty of protecting or
defending 3b: the state of being protected : PROTECTION archaic 4:
PRECAUTION 5a: a person or a body of men on sentinel duty pl 5b: troops
attached to the person of the sovereign 5c1: BRAKEMAN Brit 5c2:
CONDUCTOR 6a: a position or player next to the center in a football line
6b: either of two primarily defensive players stationed to the rear of the
court in basketball 7: a protective or safety device; specif : a device for
protecting a machine part or the operator of a machine
2. guard \'ga:rd-.hau.s\ \'ga:r-.dru:m, -.dru.m\ vt 1: to protect an edge
of with an ornamental border 2a: to protect from danger : DEFEND 2b: to
stand at the entrance of as if on guard or as a barrier archaic 3: ESCORT
4a: to watch over so as to prevent escape or indiscretion 4b: to attempt
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring : to be on guard - guard.er n