a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
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guard |
precaution |
safeguard |
sample sentences
"he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution""an insurance policy is a good safeguard"
"we let our guard down"
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form