guard – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: shielder,
guardian,
device,
posture,
cager,
basketeer,
measure,
assignment,
watch,
observe,
follow,
move
guard
n.
careful watch; sentry, watchman; protection; alertness, defense; carefulness; conductor (British)
v.
preserve, watch over, keep, protect
Guard
Guard or
guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
- Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
- Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
- Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
- Prison guard, who supervises prisoners in a prison or jail
- Security guard, who protects property, assets, or people
- Conductor (transportation) § Train guard, in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and India
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper. Founded in 1821 as a local paper replacing the radical
Manchester Observer, it was known as
The Manchester Guardian until 1959. It has grown into a national paper, and forms part of a media group with international and online offshoots. Its sister papers include
The Observer (a British Sunday paper) and
The Guardian Weekly (an international roundup of articles from various papers). In addition to its UK online edition
theguardian.com, the paper has two international web sites,
Guardian Australia and
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The Guardian is influential in the design and publishing arena, sponsoring many awards in these areas. Other media projects include
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The Guardian was edited by
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guard
Noun
1. a person who keeps watch over something or someone
(hypernym) defender, guardian, protector, shielder
(hyponym) bouncer, chucker-out
2. the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"
(hypernym) lineman
3. a device designed to prevent injury
(synonym) safety, safety device
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) fender
4. a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"
(hypernym) position, posture, attitude
5. the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
(hypernym) basketball player, basketeer, cager
(hyponym) Robertson, Oscar Robertson, Oscar Palmer Robertson
6. a group of men who escort and protect some important person
(synonym) bodyguard
(hypernym) detachment
(hyponym) yeomanry
(part-holonym) cortege, retinue, suite, entourage
(member-meronym) bodyguard, escort
(derivation) ward
7. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
(synonym) precaution, safeguard
(hypernym) measure, step
(hyponym) security, security measures
8. the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night"
(synonym) guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go
(hypernym) assignment, duty assignment
9. a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"
(hypernym) lineman
(member-holonym) football team, eleven
10. a position on a basketball team
(hypernym) position
(member-holonym) basketball team, five
Verb
1. to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
(hypernym) watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
(hyponym) patrol, police
(derivation) guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go
2. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
(synonym) ward
(hypernym) protect
(hyponym) shepherd
(derivation) bodyguard
3. protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
(synonym) defend, hold
(hypernym) protect
(verb-group) hold
4. take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
(hypernym) act, move
guard
n.
strážce/strážkyně; stráž; ochranka; chránič; průvodčí; obranný postoj; ve střehu
v.
střežit; hlídat; ochránit proti čemu
guard
Rzecz.
strażnik; straż; warta; garda; gwardia; ochraniacz
Czas.
strzec; chronić; pilnować; zabezpieczać; obstawić; czuwać
