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watch

/wɒt͡ʃ/
/wɑt͡ʃ/

noun
A portable or wearable timepiece. (Example: More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.)
The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
A particular time period when guarding is kept. (Example: The second watch of the night began at midnight.)
A person or group of people who guard. (Example: The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.)
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

watch

/wɒt͡ʃ/
/wɑt͡ʃ/

verb
To look at, see, or view for a period of time. (Example: I'm tired of watching TV.)
To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention. (Example: Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.)
To mind, attend, or guard. (Example: He has to watch the kids that afternoon.)
To be wary or cautious of. (Example: You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.)
To attend to dangers to or regarding. (Example: Watch what you say.)
To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
To be vigilant or on one's guard. (Example: For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.)
To act as a lookout.
(of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
To be awake.
To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.
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