noun
Meaning 1
The duty of one who guards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
guarding
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: G AA1 R D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A guardrail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of guard
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Swedish: vakt — The duty of one who guards.
- French: défense musculaire — Tensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.
- German: Abwehrspannung — Tensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.
- Swedish: défense — Tensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.
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