"guard" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /gɑ:d/ Audio: en-us-guard.ogg [US] Forms: guard [singular], guards [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A guard is a person or a group of people who watch something and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.
    Sense id: simple-guard-en-noun-Kr4iXHtq
  2. A guard is something that is a barrier between you and something dangerous.
    Sense id: simple-guard-en-noun-qEiIl6Zh
  3. A guard is a position on a basketball team who moves the ball to help their team gain points
    Sense id: simple-guard-en-noun-oTrAlS~T
  4. A guard is an offensive position in American football who plays either side of the center.
    Sense id: simple-guard-en-noun-HUkuwwu1

Verb [English]

IPA: /gɑ:d/ Audio: en-us-guard.ogg [US] Forms: guard [canonical], guards [third-person, singular], guarded [past], guarded [past, participle], guarding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you guard something, you watch it and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.
    Sense id: simple-guard-en-verb-X-ZAXl9k
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