- guard
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 person who guards sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ armed, uniformed▪
The building is protected by armed guards.
▪ border, gate (AmE), prison, security▪ head▪ personal, private▪ militaryVERB + GUARD▪ post, station▪Guards had been posted all around the TV studio.
GUARD + VERB▪ patrol sth▪Guards patrolled the perimeter fence.
▪ protect sth▪ escort sb▪ be on dutyGUARD + NOUN▪ duty▪ dog2 being ready to prevent attack or dangerADJECTIVE▪ close▪ 24-hour, constant, round-the-clock▪ armed▪The accused was taken to court under armed guard.
▪ heavy▪He arrived under heavy guard.
▪ military, policePREPOSITION▪ off (your) guard▪The question seemed to catch him off his guard.
▪He caught me completely off guard.
▪ on (your) guard▪Several police officers were on guard outside the factory.
▪He was always on his guard against moneymaking schemes.
▪ under guard▪The prisoners were under close guard.
▪ guard against, guard over▪Two police officers kept guard over the burned-out building.
PHRASES▪ drop your guard▪Matt relaxed a little, dropping his guard.
▪ keep guard of sth▪Would you like me to keep guard of your room?
▪ keep your guard up, keep up your guard▪No one can keep their guard up all the time.
▪ stand guard▪A solider stood guard outside the palace.
3 group of soldiers/policemen who guard sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ civil, national, palace, presidential, royal▪ honour/honor▪ advance▪ eliteVERB + GUARD▪ change▪The guard was changed every two hours.
▪ call out▪It would only be a matter of minutes before the alarm was raised and the guard called out.
PHRASES▪ guard of honour/honor▪Fellow soldiers formed a guard of honour/honor at his wedding.
4 cover that prevents injuryADJECTIVE▪ trigger▪ fire▪ shin, shoulder, wrist{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ well▪The mountain pass is well guarded.
▪ carefully▪a bird carefully guarding its eggs
▪ fiercely, jealously▪She jealously guarded her position of power.
PREPOSITION▪ against▪They guard the city against attack.
▪ from▪pop stars who need to be guarded from their fans
PHRASES▪ closely guarded, heavily guarded▪The military base is closely guarded.
▪ guard sb/sth with your life▪He was under instructions to guard the key with his life.
▪ tightly guarded▪tightly guarded privacy
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
