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) overprotect (protect excessively) "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"
S: (v) look out (to protect someone's interests) "A man's gotta look out for his family"
S: (v) cover (hold within range of an aimed firearm)
S: (v) guard, ward (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect) "guard my possessions while I'm away"
S: (v) shepherd (watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils)
S: (v) defend, guard, hold (protect against a challenge or attack) "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
S: (v) cover (to take an action to protect against future problems) "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"
S: (v) keep, preserve (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger) "May God keep you"
S: (v) ward off (avert, turn away, or repel) "Ward off danger"
S: (v) check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of) "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
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"