Main Entry: ²screen

Function: verb

Date: 15th century

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 pictureintransitive verb 1 : to appear on a motion-picture screen
2 : to provide a screen in a game or sport

synonyms see hide

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

— screen·er noun