stand guard stand for • stand hawk · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · stand guard · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) watch over so as to protect. Synonyms: stand guard, stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel. Examples: "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves." "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · stand watch · · Synonym 1 keep guard · · Synonym 2 stand sentinel · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 g latin small letter g U+0067 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075