screen

²screen

verb

Definition of SCREEN

transitive verb

1

: to guard from injury or danger

2

a : to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen b : to separate with or as if with a screen; also : to shield (an opponent) from a play or from view of a play

3

a : to pass (as coal, gravel, or ashes) through a screen to separate the fine part from the coarse; also : to remove by a screen b (1) : to examine usually methodically in order to make a separation into different groups (2) : to select or eliminate by a screening process (3) : to test or examine for the presence of something (as a disease) <patients were screened for hepatitis>

4

: to provide with a screen to keep out pests (as insects)

5

a (1) : to present (as a motion picture) for viewing on a screen (2) : to view the presentation of (as a motion picture) b : to present in a motion picture

intransitive verb

1

: to appear on a motion-picture screen

2

: to provide a screen in a game or sport

— screen·able \ˈskrē-nə-bəl\ adjective

— screen·er noun

Examples of SCREEN

1. A committee will screen candidates for the job, but the final hiring decision will be made by Ms. Brown.
2. We screen the kids' music so that we can approve what they listen to.
3. We'll be screening his latest film in two weeks.

First Known Use of SCREEN

15th century

Related to SCREEN

Synonyms: bulwark, cover, fence, fend, forfend, guard, keep, protect, safeguard, defend, secure, shield, ward

Antonyms: assail, assault, attack

Related Words: avert, prevent; oppose, resist, withstand; battle, contend, fight, war; conserve, preserve, save; buffer, palisade, picket, wall

Near Antonyms: bombard, storm; beset, besiege, overrun; capitulate, cave, submit, yield

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