2 guard
Function:
verbInflected forms:
guards; guard·ed; guard·ingMeaning:
[+ obj] 1 : to watch (someone) in order to prevent escape ▪ Two policemen were assigned to guard the prisoner.
2 : to protect (someone or something) from danger or attack ▪ soldiers guarding the president ▪ A tank guarded the bridge from/against enemy attack. ▪ A police officer was stationed outside to guard the door/entrance.
3 : to be careful about not telling or talking about (something, such as a secret) ▪ They jealously guard their secrets. ▪ He guards his privacy. ▪ Her whereabouts are a tightly/closely guarded secret.
4 sports : to try to keep (an opponent) from scoring (especially in basketball) ▪ He was assigned to guard their best player.
2 : to protect (someone or something) from danger or attack ▪ soldiers guarding the president ▪ A tank guarded the bridge from/against enemy attack. ▪ A police officer was stationed outside to guard the door/entrance.
3 : to be careful about not telling or talking about (something, such as a secret) ▪ They jealously guard their secrets. ▪ He guards his privacy. ▪ Her whereabouts are a tightly/closely guarded secret.
4 sports : to try to keep (an opponent) from scoring (especially in basketball) ▪ He was assigned to guard their best player.
guard against [phrasal verb]
guard against (something) : to try to keep (something) from happening ▪ Clean the wound to guard against infection. ▪ That's the sort of thinking we have to guard against. ▪ We need to guard against waste.