Ward
- Proper noun. An English occupational surname for a guard or watchman.
- Noun. Protection, defence.
- Noun. A protected place.
- Noun. A person under guardianship.
- Noun. An object used for guarding.
- Verb. (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- Verb. (transitive) To defend, to protect.
- Verb. (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by ''off''.
- Verb. (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- Verb. (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- Noun. (obsolete) A guard; a guardian or watchman.
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