Obsolete form of guard.

(UK) Any of several regiments in the Household Division of the British Army / (Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force.

(fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde. / Vigilant, alert. / (aviation) Transmitting on the aircraft emergency frequency.

(obsolete or poetic) cautious; wary; watchful

A surname.

simple past tense and past participle of safe-guard

Those rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.

simple past tense and past participle of guard one's tongue

(basketball) A guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.

(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.