(UK) Any of several regiments in the Household Division of the British Army / (Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force.

plural of guard

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guard

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. / To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. / (Ireland) A garda; a police officer. / (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.

(fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde. / Vigilant, alert. / (aviation) Transmitting on the aircraft emergency frequency.

Cautious; restrained. / Watched over; supervised.

simple past tense and past participle of guard

(medicine) Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

present participle of guard