Definitions

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  • verb watch over so as to protect

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Examples

  • Same deal—stand guard, keep frosty, and shoot anything that moves.

    Queen of Blades AARON ROSENBERG 2006

  • Rankin as his possibly ally, and already he had stepped on Jeff's toes sorely, by making the tired giant stand guard.

    Way of the Lawless Max Brand 1918

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