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Meaning:
Noun:
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- nautical A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: ''starboard watch'', ''port watch''.
- nautical A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
Source: Wiktionary
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Verb:
- intransitive To act as a lookout
- intransitive To be vigilant or on one's guard
- intransitive To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil
- transitive To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- transitive To be wary or cautious of.
- transitive To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
- transitive To mind, attend, or guard.
- transitive To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
Source: Wiktionary
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