watch

watch

noun

Definition of WATCH

1

a person or group that watches over someone or something <the neighborhood crime watch>

Synonyms custodian, guardian, keeper, lookout, minder, picket, sentinel, sentry, warden, warder, watch, watcher, watchman

Related Words observer, patrol, spotter, surveillant, watchdog; bodyguard, convoy, defender, escort, honor guard; gatekeeper; hack [slang]

2

the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of activity, opportunity, or danger <kept a watch over the sick baby>

Synonyms alert, alertness, attentiveness, qui vive, red alert, watch, watchfulness

Related Words aliveness, awareness, consciousness, mindfulness, receptiveness, receptivity, sensitivity; care, carefulness, cautiousness, chariness, heedfulness, wariness; preparation, readiness

Near Antonyms absentmindedness, abstraction, daydreaming, daze, distraction; absorption, engrossment, obliviousness, preoccupation; unawareness, unconsciousness; carelessness, heedlessness, inattention, inattentiveness, inobservance; unwariness

3

an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity <the little boy kept watch at the window for signs of Santa and his sleigh>

Synonyms lookout, surveillance, watch

Related Words observance, observation, supervision; inspection, scrutiny