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took guard

took guard is the simple past of take guard.

Meaning of take guard

Verb

take guard (third-person singular simple present takes guard, present participle taking guard, simple past took guard, past participle taken guard)

  1. (idiomatic) (For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.
    Synonyms:
    take block

Questions about took guard

What is took guard the simple past of?
Took guard is the simple past of take guard.

Words near took guard in the dictionary

  1. took French leave
  2. took fright
  3. took from behind
  4. took gas
  5. took great pains
  6. took guard
  7. took heart
  8. took heed
  9. took hold
  10. took holy orders
  11. took home

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