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Verb: stand guard  stand gaa(r)d
  1. Watch over so as to protect
    "The jewels over which they stood guard were stolen";
    - stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel

Derived forms: stood guard, standing guard, stands guard

Type of: guard

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stanch
stanchion
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stand
stand back
stand by
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stand in
stand oil
stand out
stand pat
stand sentinel
stand still
stand up
stand watch
stand-alone
standard