Antonyms for guard
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : gahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑrd |
Definition of guard
Origin :- early 15c., "one who keeps watch," from Middle French garde "guardian, warden, keeper; watching, keeping, custody," from Old French garder "to keep, maintain, preserve, protect" (corresponding to Old North French warder, see gu-), from Frankish *wardon, from Proto-Germanic *wardo- "to guard" (see ward (v.)). Abstract or collective sense of "a keeping, a custody" (as in bodyguard) also is from early 15c. Sword-play and fisticuffs sense is from 1590s. Guard-rail attested from 1860.
- noun protector
- noun defense
- verb protect, watch
- Why should I guard it longer for him who may wed her, and whom I may never behold?
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Oh, Colonel, help me to guard against so dreadful a calamity.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Do be on your guard—'if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.'
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- What if he should get into a train without a ticket, or send a guard to procure one for him?
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- Dorcas had heard the guard explaining to visitors in the Aztec room.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- There are some dangers, however, against which we must be on our guard.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- The barons gained some tidings of his proceedings, and were on their guard.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- A certain ease had crept into their relations: a guard had been lowered.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- After this she would be on her guard, forestall Martin, do tenderly what he would do harshly.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- But Theseus by this time had leaped up, and caught the monster off his guard.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Synonyms for guard
- aegis
- armament
- armor
- attend
- baby-sit
- bouncer
- buffer
- bulwark
- chaperon
- chaperone
- chaser
- conduct
- convoy
- convoyer
- cover
- cover up
- custodian
- defend
- defender
- escort
- fend
- guardian
- keep
- keep an eye on
- keep in view
- keep under surveillance
- look after
- lookout
- mind
- observe
- oversee
- pad
- patrol
- picket
- police
- preserve
- protection
- rampart
- ride shotgun for
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- security
- see after
- sentinel
- sentry
- shelter
- shepherd
- shield
- shotgun
- stonewall
- superintend
- supervise
- tend
- ward
- warden
- watch
- watchperson
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