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Definition of Guards

Guards
Guards Guards (g[aum]rdz), n. pl. A body of picked troops; as, ``The Household Guards.'
Guard
Guard Guard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guarded; p. pr. &, vb. n. Gurding.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG. wart?n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See Ward, v. & n., and cf. Guard, n.] 1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for. For Heaven still guards the right. --Shak. 2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. 3. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
Guard
Guard Guard (g[aum]rd), v. i. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes.

Meaning of Guards from wikipedia

- informally known as Guards Guard of honour, primarily ceremonial Guards (Russia), elite military in pre-revolutionary Russia Guards unit, a title earned by...
- Guards! Guards! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the Discworld series, first published in 1989. It is the first novel...
- three main categories: guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center. The guards are typically called...
- The Guards Club, established in 1810, was a London Gentlemen's club for officers of the Guards Division, originally defined by the club as being the Coldstream...
- teams ask their shooting guards to inbound the ball and bring it up the court; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch...
- Moreover, the government was very permissive of the Red Guards, and even allowed the Red Guards to inflict bodily harm on people viewed as dissidents....
- Curry are the only point guards to win the NBA MVP, Finals MVP and All-Star Game MVP awards in their careers. Notable point guards of the WNBA include five-time...
- to Wellington Barracks. The King's Life Guard is the mounted guard at the entrance to Horse Guards. Horse Guards is the official main entrance to both St...
- of Foot Guards' after the Restoration in 1660. With George Monck's death in 1670 it was again renamed 'The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards' after the...
- used to refer to "Red Guards" who fought for the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. This name signaled the Scarlet Guards' political orthodoxy....