keep guard

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   watch over so as to protect

   “We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves”

   “The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen”

   Synonymsstand guardstand watchstand sentinel

   Broaderguard

Questions about keep guard

What does keep guard mean?

keep guard means "watch over so as to protect".

What is another word for keep guard?

Close synonyms include stand guard, stand watch, stand sentinel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.