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Verb: stand sentinel
  1. Watch over so as to protect
    "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves";
    - stand guard, stand watch, keep guard

Derived forms: standing sentinel, stands sentinel, stood sentinel

Type of: guard

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stand by
stand fast
stand firm
stand for
stand guard
stand in
stand mixer
stand oil
stand out
stand pat
stand sentinel
stand still
stand up
stand watch
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standard
standard anatomical position
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