110 entries under guard topic. ×
| stand guard(verb, expression, support, cover, keep) | |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, secure) | |
| stymie(verb, stop, separate, turn, prevent) | |
| take under wing(verb, expression, idiom, support, cover) | |
| avoid(verb, stop) | |
| block(verb, stop, separate, secure, prevent) | |
| bulwarked(verb, protect, occupy, fortify) | |
| deter(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| divert(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| foil(verb, stop, separate, oppose, prevent) | |
| forestall(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| frustrate(verb, stop, separate, oppose, prevent) | |
| give cover(verb, expression, cover, protect) | |
| give shelter(verb, expression, cover, protect) | |
| interrupt(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, stop, separate) | |
| obviate(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| preclude(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| rebuff(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| reinforce(verb, secure) |
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