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stand guard — verb watch over so as to protect (Freq. 2) We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen • Syn: ↑stand watch, ↑keep guard, ↑stand sentinel • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stand guard/watch — to stand in a position and guard or watch someone or something in order to look for possible danger, threats, etc. A soldier stood guard by the door. • • • Main Entry: ↑stand … Useful english dictionary
stand guard (over somebody) — mount/stand/keep ˈguard (over sb/sth) idiom to watch or protect sb/sth • Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin. Main entry: ↑guardidiom … Useful english dictionary
stand guard (over something) — mount/stand/keep ˈguard (over sb/sth) idiom to watch or protect sb/sth • Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin. Main entry: ↑guardidiom … Useful english dictionary
stand guard — be on a safety watch, protect … English contemporary dictionary
stand sentinel over — stand guard … English contemporary dictionary
guard — or middle guard [gärd] vt. [LME garde < the n.] 1. to keep safe from harm; watch over and protect; defend; shield 2. to watch over; specif., a) to keep from escape or trouble b) to hold in check; control; restrain c) Sports to keep (an… … English World dictionary
stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 … Dictionary of contemporary English
guard — [[t]gɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ guards, guarding, guarded 1) VERB If you guard a place, person, or object, you stand near them in order to watch and protect them. [V n] Gunmen guarded homes near the cemetery with shotguns... [V ed] The public was kept out… … English dictionary
guard — I n. group of sentries sentry 1) to call out the guard 2) to mount, post the guard 3) to change, relieve the guard 4) an advance; armed; color; honor; palace; police; rear; security guard (they slipped past the palace guard) 5) under guard guard… … Combinatory dictionary
