guard
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Synonyms for guard
protect
watch over
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- watch over
- watch
- oversee
- supervise
- keep under surveillance
caution
off guard
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- unprepared
- napping
- unwary
- unready
- with your defences down
vigilant
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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for guard
a person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example
the act or a means of defending
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Synonyms for guard
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
the person who plays that position on a football team
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a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
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the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
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a military unit serving to protect some place or person
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
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the duty of serving as a sentry
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(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
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a position on a basketball team
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to keep watch over
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