Guard and Like

Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Like and guard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Guard".

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Guard and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guard" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

human	human guard	human like
old	old guard	old like
good	good guard	good like
special	special guard	special like
Other adjectives: normal, regular, certain, alien, simple, heavy, small, actual, entire, real, large, big, personal, new, military, random, local, giant, generic.

Stroker complains that the guard should have been reading a skin mag or watching a sports game instead of monitoring the camera feeds, causing the guard to retort "Hey, I happen to like my job."

Source: The Guards Must Be Crazy
According to Ross (a former security guard himself), it's the exact opposite of what being a security guard is actually like.

Source: Web Video / Ross's Game Dungeon
Similarly, Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson, the rightful heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork (who just happens to like being a guard).

Source: Living Legend

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