Antonyms for stand guard
Grammar : Verb |
Definition of stand guard
- As in protect : verb take care of; guard from harm
- But in the manetime it's my job to stand guard as I'm standin' right now.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- "You stand guard at the door," Armande directed one of the men.
- Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
- One of them was to stand guard while the others went in swimming.
- Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
- Is it necessary to put out the torches of those who stand guard?
- Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann
- But some of them had to stand guard, and among these were Andy and Stuffer.
- Extract from : « The Putnam Hall Encampment » by Arthur M. Winfield
- Stand guard now at the door leading from the elevator—inside the door.
- Extract from : « The Fall of a Nation » by Thomas Dixon
- It was my duty to stand guard and watch the horses until midnight.
- Extract from : « The Awakening of the Desert » by Julius C. Birge
- Who's going to stand guard while the plane goes for the police?
- Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings » by Dorothy Wayne
- For full five minutes Ben had to stand guard behind the basket.
- Extract from : « Lancashire Humour » by Thomas Newbigging
- When you finish, come up on deck, and you can stand guard, while I eat.
- Extract from : « Fenn Masterson's Discovery » by Allen Chapman
Synonyms for stand guard
- assure
- bulwark
- care for
- champion
- chaperon
- conserve
- cover
- cover all bases
- cover up
- cushion
- defend
- fend
- foster
- give refuge
- give sanctuary
- go to bat for
- harbor
- hedge
- insulate
- keep
- keep safe
- look after
- preserve
- ride shotgun for
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- sentinel
- shade
- shelter
- shield
- shotgun
- stand guard
- stonewall
- support
- take under wing
- watch
- watch over
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