stand watch

Verb

Meaning

watch over so as to protect

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

guard patrol stand guard stand sentinel keep guard

Hypernyms

guard

Examples

We have a responsibility to stand watch over one another, we are watchers, all of us, watchers, guarding against the darkness. Dean Koontz

We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves Source: Internet

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

Close letter words and terms

stand upon points stand upright again stand upside down stand with stand with a slanted top stand your ground