stand guard

Verb

Meaning

watch over so as to protect

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Synonyms

stand sentinel keep guard stand watch sentry guard keep cover police protect save secure defend preserve watch patrol
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Antonyms

attack party revel abandon carouse raise the roof
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Hypernyms

guard

Examples

You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

We stand guard over works of art, but species representing the work of aeons are stolen from under our noses. Aldo Leopold

To fake it is to stand guard over emptiness. Arthur Herzog

We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves Source: Internet

The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen Source: Internet

A boat beaches in a lonely cove at night, the crew hurriedly unloading its cargo of tea to waiting men and pack horses while armed lookouts stand guard against a surprise swoop by the revenue men. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stand for stand for office stand from under stand guard on stand guard over stand hawk