guarding

noun

The duty of one who guards.

(medicine) Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

A guardrail.

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protectingadj protectionn keepingn safekeepingn protectiveadj custodialadj vigilantadj guardiann watchfuladj defensiveadj

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