guard vs police

police vs guard

guard and police both are nouns.

guard and police both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
guard	Yes	No	Yes	No
police	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, police is a hyponym of guard; that is, police is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than guard:

guard: to keep watch over
police: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

Other hyponyms of guard include patrol, keep guard, stand guard, stand sentinel, stand watch, baby-sit, babysit, sit, baby-sit, babysit.

guard (noun)	police (noun)
a position on a basketball team	the force of policemen and officers
the duty of serving as a sentry
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
a military unit serving to protect some place or person
the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

guard (verb)	police (verb)
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect	maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
protect against a challenge or attack
to keep watch over
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

Difference between guard and police

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