26984 words

guarding

5 definitions • 4 examples
1
present participle of
2
to protect someone or something from being attacked or stolen:

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3
to watch someone and make certain they do not escape from a place:

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4
to keep information secret:

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jealously guard Journalists jealously (= carefully) guard their sources of information.
5
in sports such as American football and basketball, to prevent a member of the opposing team from taking control of the ball by staying close to them all the time:

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Who is your most challenging player to guard?

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