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run the guard

run the guard verb: to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.

Verb

run the guard (third-person singular simple present runs the guard, present participle running the guard, simple past ran the guard, past participle run the guard)

  1. To pass the watch or sentinel without leave.

Forms of run the guard

third-person singular presentruns the guard
present participlerunning the guard
pastran the guard
past participlerun the guard

Questions about run the guard

What does run the guard mean?
Run the guard means to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.
What part of speech is run the guard?
Run the guard is a verb.
What is the past tense of run the guard?
The past tense of run the guard is ran the guard.

Words near run the guard in the dictionary

  1. run the clock down
  2. run the gamut
  3. run the gantlope
  4. run the gauntlet
  5. run the gauntlope
  6. run the guard
  7. run the risk
  8. run the rule over
  9. run the show
  10. run the table
  11. run the whole show

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