noun
plural wards
[count] a section in a hospital for patients needing a particular kind of care
b US :a section in a prison
one of the sections into which a city or town is divided for the purposes of an election
a person (such as a child) who is protected and cared for by a court or guardian
verb
wards; warded; warding
ward off
[phrasal verb]
ward (something) off or ward off (something) :to avoid being hit by (something)