1. guard - Noun
2. guard - Verb
3. Guard - Proper noun
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for.
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes.
One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor.
Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss
That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment.
A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress.
A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision.
A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger.
An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled.
A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise.
An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.
Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBe sure to guard in your heart the joy of the Holy Spirit, and do not allow the evil one to pour out his bitterness. Beware! Beware, lest the Paradise that exists in you turns into Hell. Nectarios of Aegina
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it. Basil of Caesarea
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Marcus Aurelius
Don't let an angry man wash dishes; don't let a hungry man guard rice. Cambodian Proverb
Afraid of the enemies - don't be a border guard. Russian Proverb
From those I trust God guard me, from those I mistrust I will guard myself. Italian Proverb