guard vs position

guard and position both are nouns.

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

As nouns, position is a hypernym of guard; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than guard:

As nouns, position is a hypernym of guard; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than guard:

Other hypernyms of guard include attitude, posture.

guard (noun)	position (noun)
a position on a basketball team	the act of putting something in a certain place
the duty of serving as a sentry	a job in an organization
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
a military unit serving to protect some place or person	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
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 way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone	a rationalized mental attitude
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

guard (verb)	position (verb)
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect	put into a certain place or abstract location
protect against a challenge or attack	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
to keep watch over
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence