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kept one's guard up

kept one's guard up is the simple past and past participle 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 kept one's guard up

What is kept one's guard up the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's guard up is the simple past and past participle of keep one's guard up.

Words near kept one's guard up in the dictionary

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

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