I.
noun
1 person who guards sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ armed , uniformed
▪
The building is protected by armed ~s.
▪ border , gate ( AmE ), prison , security
▪ head
▪ personal , private
▪ military
VERB + GUARD
▪ post , station
▪
Guards had been posted all around the TV studio.
GUARD + VERB
▪ patrol sth
▪
Guards patrolled the perimeter fence.
▪ protect sth
▪ escort sb
▪ be on duty
GUARD + NOUN
▪ duty
▪ dog
2 being ready to prevent attack or danger
ADJECTIVE
▪ close
▪ 24-hour , constant , round-the-clock
▪ armed
▪
The accused was taken to court under armed ~.
▪ heavy
▪
He arrived under heavy ~.
▪ military , police
PREPOSITION
▪ off (your) ~
▪
The question seemed to catch him off his ~.
▪
He caught me completely off ~.
▪ on (your) ~
▪
Several police officers were on ~ outside the factory.
▪
He was always on his ~ against moneymaking schemes.
▪ under ~
▪
The prisoners were under close ~.
▪ ~ against , ~ over
▪
Two police officers kept ~ over the burned-out building.
PHRASES
▪ drop your ~
▪
Matt relaxed a little, dropping his ~.
▪ keep ~ of sth
▪
Would you like me to keep ~ of your room?
▪ keep your ~ up , keep up your ~
▪
No one can keep their ~ up all the time.
▪ stand ~
▪
A solider stood ~ outside the palace.
3 group of soldiers/policemen who guard sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ civil , national , palace , presidential , royal
▪ honour/honor
▪ advance
▪ elite
VERB + GUARD
▪ change
▪
The ~ was changed every two hours.
▪ call out
▪
It would only be a matter of minutes before the alarm was raised and the ~ called out.
PHRASES
▪ ~ of honour/honor
▪
Fellow soldiers formed a ~ of honour/honor at his wedding.
4 cover that prevents injury
ADJECTIVE
▪ trigger
▪ fire
▪ shin , shoulder , wrist
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ well
▪
The mountain pass is well ~ed.
▪ carefully
▪
a bird carefully ~ing its eggs
▪ fiercely , jealously
▪
She jealously ~ed her position of power.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
They ~ the city against attack.
▪ from
▪
pop stars who need to be ~ed from their fans
PHRASES
▪ closely ~ed , heavily ~ed
▪
The military base is closely ~ed.
▪ ~ sb/sth with your life
▪
He was under instructions to ~ the key with his life.
▪ tightly ~ed
▪
tightly ~ed privacy
Guard is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ soldier , ↑ troops
Guard is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ border , ↑ egg , ↑ embassy , ↑ entrance , ↑ exit , ↑ flank , ↑ frontier , ↑ interest , ↑ nest , ↑ perimeter , ↑ privacy , ↑ rear , ↑ secret