1.Definition: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

"Guards must be good blockers"

Category: General

2.Definition: a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

Related Noun(s):safety

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a military unit serving to protect some place or person

Category: General

4.Definition: a person who keeps watch over something or someone

Category: People

5.Definition: a position on a basketball team

Category: General

6.Definition: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

"Keep your guard up"

Category: General

7.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):precaution, safeguard

Category: General

8.Definition: the duty of serving as a sentry

"He was on guard that night"

Category: General

9.Definition: the person who plays that position on a football team

"The left guard was injured on the play"

Category: People

10.Definition: the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

Category: People