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What is the verb for guard?

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guard
  1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
  3. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
  4. To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
  5. To fasten by binding; to gird.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. protect, defend, secure, shield, police, safeguard, patrol, shelter, preserve, bulwark, fence, fend, forfend, cover, fortify, garrison, man, occupy, save, screen, ward, look after, stand guard over, keep safe, take care of, keep from harm, keep, watch over, watch, mind, conserve, harbour, harbor, care for, tend, inoculate, insulate, cushion, oversee, maintain, supervise, keep an eye on, hedge, avert, stand up for, afford protection to, ward off, give sanctuary, ride shotgun, house … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “On the pretext that the statue was about to be attacked, soldiers were posted to guard the edifice.”
      “With the lobster there to guard the entrance from intruders, the eel can live quite comfortably.”
      “Tell me what happened last week, when you were meant to guard the Queen on her secret trip.”
guarded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of guard
  2. Synonyms:
      3. provided, prepared, planned, anticipated, braced, allowed, organized, readied, adapted, adjusted, got ready, made provision, set up, contrived, practiced, forearmed oneself, laid the groundwork, made provision for, organised, practised, took measures, took precautions, took steps, made arrangements, made plans, made preparations, primed, trained, warmed up, taken measures, taken precautions, taken steps, fit, set, made ready, groomed, furnished, equipped, made available, fitted, supplied, fitted out, lined up, installed, prepped, poised, come up with, forearmed, put together, accommodated … more
guarding
  1. present participle of guard
  2. Synonyms:
      3. caring, supporting, fostering, nurturing, raising, facilitating, maintaining, accommodating, sustaining, nourishing, baby sitting, ministering, mothering, nursing, overseeing, protecting, supervising, watching, sitting, attending to, bringing up, fending for, keeping an eye on, looking after, looking out for, paying attention to, providing for, seeing to, tending to, watching over, rearing, feeding, succouring, succoring, ministering to, caring for, taking care of, making a living for, providing sustenance for, mentoring, breeding, cultivating, parenting, keeping alive, tending, fattening, financing, keeping, providing board for, feeding up … more
guarde
  1. Obsolete form of guard.
guardeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guard
guardest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of guard
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