"guard" In Word Games

1. [countable] a person, such as a soldier, a police officer or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping
2. [uncountable] the act or duty of protecting property, places or people from attack or danger; the act or duty of preventing prisoners from escaping
3. [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people, such as soldiers or police officers, who protect somebody/something
4. the Guards [plural] (in the UK and some other countries) special regiments of soldiers whose original duty was to protect the king or queen
5. [countable] (often in compounds) something that covers a part of a person’s body or a dangerous part of a machine to prevent injury
6. [countable] (British English, becoming old-fashioned) conductor (= a person who is in charge of a train and travels with it, but does not drive it)Topics Transport by bus and trainb2
7. [uncountable] a position you take to defend yourself, especially in a sport such as boxing or fencing
8. [countable] one of the two players on a basketball team who are mainly responsible for staying close to players of the other team to stop them from scoring see also point guard, shooting guardTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
9. [countable] one of the two players on an American football team who play either side of the centre forward see also pulling guardTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

"guard" synonyms:

• guardian,
• custodian,
• warden,
• keeper,
• sentry,
• escort,
• lookout,
• watch,
• minder,
• protector,
• sentinel,
• watchman,
• defender,
• attendant,
• picket,
• warder,
• watcher,
• companion,
• chaperone

"guard" antonyms:

• harm,
• hurt,
• injury,
• endangerment,
• flight,
• yielding,
• offense,
• capitulation,
• desertion,
• betrayal,
• offence,
• attack,
• surrender,
• offensive,
• assault,
• onslaught,
• raid,
• charge,
• blitz