Guarded

Meanings

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
Cautious; restrained.

Guarded: "Guarded" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on June 28, 2005, as a promotional single for their third studio album, Ten
Guarded suspension: In concurrent programming, guarded suspension is a software design pattern for managing operations that require both a lock to be acquired and a precondition
Five-second rule (basketball): A five-second closely guarded violation may be called against an offensive player with the ball when that player is guarded closely for five seconds