posture vs guard

guard vs posture

posture and guard both are nouns.

posture and guard both are verbs.

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

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

posture: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
guard: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

Other hyponyms of posture include order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana, sprawl, sprawling, stance, tuck, standard anatomical position, back stance, crouch start.

posture (noun)	guard (noun)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs	a position on a basketball team
characteristic way of bearing one's body	the duty of serving as a sentry
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war	(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
a rationalized mental attitude	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

posture (verb)	guard (verb)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes	watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others	protect against a challenge or attack
	to keep watch over
	take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

Difference between posture and guard

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