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Definition guard in American English

guard phrase

phrase
1

to watch a person or place carefully in order to protect them from attack, or to prevent someone from escaping

Example

Small groups of men kept guard in the fields.

Example

Armed soldiers stood guard over him.

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Definition  guard in American English