The noun ward has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) ward -- (a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another)
2. (2) ward -- (a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections)
3. (1) ward, hospital ward -- (block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward")
4. Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth -- (English economist and conservationist (1914-1981))
5. Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward -- (English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920))
6. Ward, Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward -- (United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913))
7. cellblock, ward -- (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))
Overview of verb ward
The verb ward has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. guard, ward -- (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away")