noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] a person who keeps watch over something or someone.
verb. ['ˈgɑːrd'] watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect.
verb. ['ˈgɑːrd'] to keep watch over.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] a device designed to prevent injury or accidents.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] the person who plays that position on a football team.
verb. ['ˈgɑːrd'] protect against a challenge or attack.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] a posture of defence in boxing or fencing.
adverb. ['ˈɔf'] from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete).
adverb. ['ˈɔf'] at a distance in space or time.
adjective. ['ˈɔf'] not in operation or operational.