Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) precaution, safeguard, guard (a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.) "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
S: (n) safe-conduct, safeguard (a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war)
S: (v) protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage) "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
S: (v) defend (be on the defensive; act against an attack)
S: (v) prevent, keep (stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state) "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
S: (v) defend (be on the defensive; act against an attack)
S: (v) exclude, keep out, shut out, shut (prevent from entering; shut out) "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
S: (v) restrict (prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed)
S: (v) hold (keep from departing) "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
S: (v) keep away (prevent from coming close) "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"
S: (v) restrain (prevent (someone or something) from doing something) "security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe"
S: (v) blank (keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning)
S: (v) impede, hinder (be a hindrance or obstacle to) "She is impeding the progress of our project"
S: (v) rain out, wash out (prevent or interrupt due to rain) "The storm had washed out the game"