shield

²shield

verb

Definition of SHIELD

transitive verb

1

a : to protect with or as if with a shield : provide with a protective cover or shelter b : to cut off from observation : hide

2

obsolete : forbid

— shield·er noun

Examples of SHIELD

1. <celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public>
2. <she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand>

First Known Use of SHIELD

before 12th century

Related to SHIELD

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