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What does on guard mean?

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Adjective
  1. (fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde.
  2. vigilant, alert
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Yet, there appeared to be a crowd forming around the sentry on guard there.
The job of businessmen is to stay on guard as far as consumers ' demands are concerned.
He represents her seated on a state throne whose canopy simulates the dome of the sky while at her feet, two lions rest on guard.
The men left on guard outside the caves placed plastic sheets over their entrances and heaped dirt on them for camouflage.
A flick of Neecer's finger sent the other Men of Truth to stand by the door, on guard.
Pikemen stood on guard with their 16 feet long weapons and musketeers cleaned their matchlock muskets ready for the later mock battles.

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