take guard

(cricket) Of a batsman, to stand in a ready position to receive the bowled ball, especially after having asked the umpire to indicate his or her position in relation to the stumps. The umpire has ruled the bowl a dead ball, as the batsman had not yet taken guard.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vittoria	-	Italian
Teresa	te-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Yates	[jeits]
Aphrodisia	-	Ancient Greek
Clematis	klə-MAT-is	English (Rare)
LÉOnne	-	French