take guard
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edittake guard (third-person singular simple present takes guard, present participle taking guard, simple past took guard, past participle taken guard)
- (idiomatic, cricket) (For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.