Guard and Overrun

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Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Usage example: guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked
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Overrun is an antonym for guard.
Nearby Words: guarded, guardian, guarding, guardhouse, guardroom

Overrun

Overrun verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.
Usage example: waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline
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Antonyms for Overrun
Guard is an antonym for overrun.
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Common collocations

place guard place overrun place
base guard base overrun base
time guard time overrun time
garden guard garden overrun garden
Other words: earth, world, planet, town, city, island, enemies, planets.

Both words in one sentence

  • He's Dead, Jim This makes a little sense in the "Proving Ground" episode of Stargate SG-1, when one of the rookies shoots a guard at the SGC, as the four are scared, thinking that the base has been overrun.
    Source: He's Dead, Jim
  • Film / Train To Busan Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Had the guard monitoring the KTX train heard the bitten woman run onto it at the last minute, the train wouldn't have been overrun with zombies so quickly.
    Source: Film / Train To Busan
  • Fanfic / Old Man Henderson During this, Henderson's crew don't fail to disappoint, with highlights including using Henderson's Buick as a Car Bomb to demolish a police station overrun with Shoggoths, and hijacking a tank from the National Guard, and trashing an abandoned mall overrun with Zombies.
    Source: Fanfic / Old Man Henderson
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