shield (sh ld)n. 1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons. 2. A person or thing that provides protection. 3. A protective device or structure, as: a. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel. b. Physics A wall or housing of concrete or lead built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation. c. Electronics A structure or arrangement of metal plates or mesh designed to protect a piece of electronic equipment from electrostatic or magnetic interference. d. A pad worn, as at the armpits, to protect a garment from perspiration. e. A sanitary napkin. 4. Zoology A protective plate or similar hard outer covering; a scute or scutellum. 5. Something that resembles a shield, as: a. An escutcheon. b. A decorative emblem that often serves to identify an organization or a government. c. A police officer's badge. 6. Geology The ancient, stable, interior layer of continents composed of primarily Precambrian igneous or metamorphic rocks. Also called continental shield. v. shield·ed, shield·ing, shields v.tr. 1. To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard. See Synonyms at defend. 2. To cover up; conceal. v.intr. To act or serve as a shield or safeguard. [Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.] shield  er n. |
shield [ʃiːld]
n
1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) any protection used to intercept blows, missiles, etc., such as a tough piece of armour carried on the arm
2. any similar protective device
3. (History / Heraldry) Also called scutcheon escutcheon Heraldry a pointed stylized shield used for displaying armorial bearings
4. anything that resembles a shield in shape, such as a prize in a sports competition
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the protective outer covering of an animal, such as the shell of a turtle
6. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) Physics a structure of concrete, lead, etc., placed around a nuclear reactor or other source of radiation in order to prevent the escape of radiation
7. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a broad stable plateau of ancient Precambrian rocks forming the rigid nucleus of a particular continent See Baltic Shield, Canadian Shield
8. (Clothing & Fashion) short for dress shield
9. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering a hollow steel cylinder that protects men driving a circular tunnel through loose, soft, or water-bearing ground
the shield Informal
a. (Team Sports / Cricket) Austral short for the Sheffield Shield
b. (Team Sports / Rugby) NZ short for the Ranfurly Shield
vb
(tr) to protect, hide, or conceal (something) from danger or harm
[Old English scield; related to Old Norse skjöldr, Gothic skildus, Old High German scilt shield, Old English sciell shell]
shielder n
shieldlike adj
| shield (shld) 1. A wall or housing of an absorbing material, such as concrete or lead, built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation. 2. A structure or arrangement of metal plates or mesh designed to protect a piece of electronic equipment from electrostatic or magnetic interference. 3. A large geographic area where rocks of a continent's craton (the ancient, relatively undisturbed portion of a continental plate) are visible at the surface. A shield is often surrounded by platforms covered with sediment. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shield - a protective covering or structure nipple shield - a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women scale, shell, plate - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" shielding - a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay shielding - shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference |
| 2. |  shield - armor carried on the arm to intercept blowsscutcheon, escutcheon - a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms | |
| 3. |  shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtlesturtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin cuticula - the outer body wall of an insect scute - large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell shell - the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals | |
| Verb | 1. | shield - protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| 2. | shield - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" |
shield
Translations
shield [ʃiːld]
A. N
1. (armour, also Her) → escudo m (Tech) (on machine etc) → blindaje m, capa f protectora
2. (US) (= badge) [of policeman] → placa f
shield [ˈʃiːld]
n
[soldier, warrior] → bouclier m
(also riot shield) → bouclier m antiémeute
(= protection) → protection f, écran m
a shield against the sun → un écran contre le soleil
He used his left hand as a shield against the reflecting sunlight
BUT Il se servit de sa main gauche pour protéger ses yeux de la lumière du soleil. human shield
a shield against the sun → un écran contre le soleil
He used his left hand as a shield against the reflecting sunlight
BUT Il se servit de sa main gauche pour protéger ses yeux de la lumière du soleil. human shield
(= trophy) → trophée m
(US) (= police badge) insigne en forme de bouclier porté par les officiers de police américains
shield
n (Mil, Her) → Schild m; (Zool also) → Panzer m; (= sporting trophy also) → Trophäe f; (on machine) → Schutzschirm or -schild m; (= eyeshield, radiation shield) → Schirm m; (fig) → Schutz m; riot shield → Schutzschild m; God is our shield → Gott ist unser Schild
shield [ʃiːld]
shield [ʃiːld]
2. vt to shield sb from sth → riparare qn da qc
to shield sb with one's body → fare scudo a qn con il proprio corpo
to shield sb with one's body → fare scudo a qn con il proprio corpo
shield [ʃiːld]
n shield [ʃiːld]
1 a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons. skild ترْس щит štít skjold das Schild ασπίδα escudo kilp پوشش kilpi bouclier מָגֵן ढाल štit pajzs perisai skjöldur scudo 盾 방패 skydas vairogs perisai schild skjold tarcza escudo scut щит štít ščit oklop sköld เกราะ kalkan 盾 щит; захист ڈھال cái mộc, cái khiên 盾
2 something or someone that protects A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield. skild وِقايَه، وِقاء преграда štít, kryt skjold; -skjold der Schutz προστατευτικό κάλυμμα, ασπίδα escudo kaitse حامي suoja bouclier מָגֵן बचाव करने वाली कोई चीज štitnik, zaštitnik védelem pelindung skjöldur scudo, protezione 保護物 방패 역할을 하는 물건 apsauga aizsargs; ekrāns; aizsegs pelindung bescherming skjold, skjerm, vern osłona escudo pavăză защита štít, kryt ščitnik štit sköld, skyddsplåt สิ่งป้องกัน kalkan 保護者，防護物 екран تحفظ دلانے والی سپر نما شے người che chở, vật che chở 保护者，防护物
3 a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc My son has won the archery shield. skild دِرْع шлем odznak præmieplade; -præmieplade Trophäe in Form eines Schildes αθλητικό τρόπαιο placa aumärk سپر palkintokilpi écusson שֶלֶט גִיבּוֹרִים गोलाकार पुरस्कार trofej, medalja (u obliku štita) jelvény piala berbentuk perisai verðlaunaskjöldur scudetto 優勝盾 우승패 ženklelis nozīme; zīmotne pengadang schild skjold, premie odznaka, plakietka trofeu trofeu трофей в форме щита športová trofej ščit štit sköld โล่ şilt 盾形獎杯 значок بطور انعام دی جانے والی سپر نما مزین تختی phần thưởng về chiến tích có hình cái khiên 盾形奖品
v
(often withfrom)
1 to protect The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust. beskerm يَحْمي، يَقي защитавам chránit beskytte beschützen προστατεύω, προφυλάσσω placa kaitsma حفاظت كردن suojata protéger לְהַגֵן עַל- रक्षा करना štititi (meg)véd melindungi skÿla, hlífa, vernda scudetto 保護する 보호하다 saugoti aizsargāt melindungi beschermen skjerme, verne osłaniać proteger a proteja защищать športová trofej ščititi štititi skydda ป้องกัน korumak 保護 захищати حفاظت کرنا bảo vệ, che chở 盾形奖品
2 to prevent from being seen clearly That group of trees shields the house from the road. versper يَسْتُر، يَحْجِب закривам zakrývat afskærme; skærme for abschirmen καλύπτω, κρύβω proteger varjama پوشش دادن suojata katseilta cacher לְהַגֵן עַל- दृष्टि में आड़े आना zakriljivati árnyékol menyembuyikan fela proteggere, riparare 隠す 은폐하다 užstoti, uždengti aizsegt; aizklāt melindungi verbergen skjule, dekke over zasłaniać proteger a ascunde закрывать zakrývať skrivati zakloniti skydda för insyn ซ่อน gözlerden gizlemek 遮蔽 заступати; покривати بچانا، پوشیدہ رکھنا chắn, che, che đậy 掩盖
shield → حجاب واقٍ štít skjold Schild ασπίδα escudo kilpi bouclier štit scudo 盾 방패 schild skjold tarcza escudo щит sköld โล่ห์ kalkan cái khiên 盾
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