Definitions
1.verbTo protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
2.verbTo keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like."Guard the prisoner."
3.verbTo watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety."Careful people guard against mistakes."
4.verbTo protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
5.verbTo fasten by binding; to gird.
6.adjectiveCautious; restrained.
7.adjectiveWatched over; supervised.
8.adjectiveNot favourable."guarded prognosis"