watch

  • 131watch|keep|er — «WOCH KEE puhr, WCH », noun. 1. a person who keeps watch. 2. a person who serves as a member of a watch on board ship; an officer in charge of a watch …

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  • 132watch someone or something like a hawk — watch (someone or something) like a hawk : to watch (someone or something) very carefully The storeowner watches those teenagers like a hawk whenever they come in because she s afraid they re going to steal something. • • • Main Entry: ↑hawk… …

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