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guarded

 
Adjective guarded has 2 senses
  1. guarded, noncommittal, unrevealing - very reluctant to give out information
    Antonyms: communicative, communicatory (indirect, via uncommunicative)
  2. guarded, restrained - prudent; "guarded optimism"
    Antonym: incautious (indirect, via cautious)
Verb guard has 4 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
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