The difference between Guard and Tend
When used as verbs, guard means to protect from danger, whereas tend means to kindle.
Guard is also noun with the meaning: a person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Guard and Tend
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Guard as a noun:
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
Examples:
"The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard."
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Guard as a noun (Ireland):
A garda; a police officer.
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Guard as a noun (military):
A squad responsible for protecting something.
Examples:
"The president inspected the guard of honour."
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Guard as a noun:
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand
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Guard as a noun:
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
Examples:
"The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard."
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Guard as a noun (Australia):
A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
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Guard as a noun (basketball):
A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
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Guard as a noun (cricket):
The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
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Guard as a noun (American football):
Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
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Guard as a noun (sports):
A player playing a position named guard.
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Guard as a noun (rail):
An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
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Guard as a noun (computing, programming):
A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
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Guard as a verb:
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
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Guard as a verb:
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
Examples:
"Guard the prisoner."
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Guard as a verb:
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
Examples:
"Careful people guard against mistakes."
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Guard as a verb:
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
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Guard as a verb:
To fasten by binding; to gird.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ben Jonson"
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Tend as a verb (transitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):
To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
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Tend as a verb (legal, Old English law):
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
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Tend as a verb (followed by a to infinitive):
To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.
Examples:
"They tend to go out on Saturdays."
"It tends to snow here in winter."
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Tend as a verb (with to):
To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
Examples:
"We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess."
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Tend as a verb:
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
Examples:
"Shepherds tend their flocks."
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Tend as a verb:
To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
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Tend as a verb (obsolete):
To await; to expect.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Tend as a verb (obsolete):
To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
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Tend as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.