Abandon and Guards

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Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.

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Guards is an antonym for abandon.

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Abandon is an antonym for guards in protect topic.

Smoke Out: If Trilby has to abandon the heist because he triggered too many alarms or tased too many guards, he'll drop a smoke bomb and disappear.

Source: Video Game / The Art of Theft
Then one of the king's nobles took advantage of the fact that the king's guards had decided to abandon their posts to join in, and assassinated the king.

Source: Virgin Sacrifice
Pet the Dog: Hotstreak in "No Man's An Island" at first seems to abandon Static to the mercy of Alva's guards; he returns, however, takes Alva as a hostage to get the guards to stand down, and then offers his powers to restore Alva Jr.

Source: Western Animation / Static Shock

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