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stand guard
stand guard
Watch over, act as a lookout, as in We'll climb the tree and get the apples if Josh will stand guard, or There's a parking space; stand guard while I make a U-turn and get to it. This term alludes to the military defense of posting guards to watch for the enemy.
stand guard
1. To keep watch.
2. To act as a sentinel.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Milka (1) | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian |
Aarthi | | - | Tamil |
Dione | | [dai'əuni] | |
Leo | | ['li(:)əu] | |
Ila | | - | Indian, Hindi |
Rok | | - | Slovene |