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keeps one's guard up

keeps one's guard up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's guard up.

Meaning of keep one's guard up

Verb

keep one's guard up (third-person singular simple present keeps one's guard up, present participle keeping one's guard up, simple past and past participle kept one's guard up)

  1. To be careful and alert to the possibility of danger.
    Synonyms:
    have one's guard up, be on one's guard

Questions about keeps one's guard up

What is keeps one's guard up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's guard up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's guard up.

Words near keeps one's guard up in the dictionary

  1. keeps one's eyes on the ball
  2. keeps one's eyes open
  3. keeps one's eyes peeled
  4. keeps one's eyes skinned
  5. keeps one's fingers crossed
  6. keeps one's guard up
  7. keeps one's hair on
  8. keeps one's head
  9. keeps one's head above the water
  10. keeps one's head above water
  11. keeps one's head below the parapet

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