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guard
Noun
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A guard is a person or a group of people who watch something and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.
After leaving the police he worked as a security guard at an airport.
The inmate was beaten by a prison guard while other guards watched.
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A guard is something that is a barrier between you and something dangerous.
You push a button and a guard comes down to keep your hands out of the machine while it works.
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A guard is a position on a basketball team who moves the ball to help their team gain points
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A guard is an offensive position in American football who plays either side of the center.
guard
Verb
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If you guard something, you watch it and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.
The front gate was guarded by Iraqi soldiers.
bad
Adjective
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If something is bad, it is not good.
The man who killed his wife was very bad.
Skipping school is a bad thing to do.
Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt.
Could things get any worse than this?
This is the worst time I've had all year!