| Ward |
a. |
The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1. |
| Ward |
n. |
One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection. |
| Ward |
n. |
The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody. |
| Ward |
n. |
A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard. |
| Ward |
n. |
One who, or that which, is guarded. |
| Ward |
n. |
A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery. |
| Ward |
n. |
A division of a county. |
| Ward |
n. |
A division, district, or quarter of a town or city. |
| Ward |
n. |
A division of a forest. |
| Ward |
n. |
A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward. |
| Ward |
n. |
A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it. |
| Ward |
n. |
A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch. |
| Ward |
n. |
To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time. |
| Ward |
n. |
To defend; to protect. |
| Ward |
n. |
To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. |
| Ward |
n. |
To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches;
usually followed by off. |
| Ward |
v. i. |
To be vigilant; to keep guard. |
| Ward |
v. i. |
To act on the defensive with a weapon. |
