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Adjective guarded has 2 senses

guarded, noncommittal, unrevealing - very reluctant to give out information
Antonyms: communicative, communicatory (indirect, via uncommunicative)
guarded, restrained - prudent; "guarded optimism"
Antonym: incautious (indirect, via cautious)

Verb guard has 4 senses

guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
--₁ is one way to watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on

Derived forms: noun guard₈, noun guard₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
guard, ward - watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
--₂ is one way to protect

Derived form: noun guard₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
defend, guard, hold - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
--₃ is one way to protect
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
guard - take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
--₄ is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP