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    STAND SENTINEL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Watch over so as to protectplay

    Example:

    The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen

    Synonyms:

    keep guard; stand guard; stand sentinel; stand watch

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "stand sentinel" is one way to...):

    guard (to keep watch over)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

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