shield

shield

 (shēld)

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 from being attacked, exposed to danger, or subjected to difficulty: "a policymaking elite whose families and purses are shielded from the sacrifices war entails" (Uwe E. Reinhardt). See Synonyms at defend.

2. To cover up; conceal: "Though many eyes were watching, none could pierce the halo of morning sunlight that surrounded and shielded the hawk" (Peter Dunne).

v.intr.

To act or serve as a shield or safeguard.

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[Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]

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shield′er n.

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shield

(ʃiːld)

n

1. (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. (Heraldry) heraldry Also called: scutcheon or escutcheon 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. (Zoology) the protective outer covering of an animal, such as the shell of a turtle

6. (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. (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. (Civil Engineering) civil engineering a hollow steel cylinder that protects men driving a circular tunnel through loose, soft, or water-bearing ground

10. (Cricket) Austral short for the Sheffield Shield

11. (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]

ˈshielder n

ˈshieldˌlike adj

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shield

(ʃild)

n.

1. a device used as a defense against blows or hurled objects, esp. a broad piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand.

2. a person or thing that guards or defends.

3. any of various devices or barriers for protection, as from injury.

4. an escutcheon typically having a broad top and pointed bottom and displaying armorial bearings.

5. something shaped like a shield.

6. a police officer's, detective's, or sheriff's badge.

7. a bulletproof screen attached to a gun to protect its crew, mechanism, etc.

8. a protective plate or the like on the body of an animal, as a scute, enlarged scale, etc.

9. a pad worn or attached inside the underarm of a garment to protect it against perspiration stains.

10. a vast area of ancient crustal rocks which, together with a platform, constitutes a craton.

11. a lead or concrete structure around a nuclear reactor serving as a barrier against escaping radiation.

v.t.

12. to protect with or as if with a shield.

13. to serve as a protection for.

14. to hide or conceal; protect by hiding.

15. Obs. to avert; forbid.

v.i.

16. to act or serve as a shield.

[before 900; Old English sceld, c. Old Frisian skeld, Old High German skilt, Old Norse skjǫldr, Gothic skildus]

shield′er, n.

shield′less, adj.

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shield

Past participle: shielded
Gerund: shielding

Imperative

shield

shield

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Thesaurus

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 blows buckler armor, armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat scutcheon, escutcheon - a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms pavis, pavise - (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
	3.	shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles carapace, cuticle, shell turtle - 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 screen 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" harbour, harbor conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

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shield

noun

1. protection, cover, defence, screen, guard, ward (archaic), shelter, safeguard, aegis, rampart, bulwark innocents used as a human shield against attack

2. buckler, escutcheon (Heraldry), targe (archaic) a warrior with sword and shield

verb

1. protect, cover, screen, guard, defend, shelter, safeguard He shielded his head from the sun with an old sack.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

shield

noun

The act or a means of defending:

defense, guard, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, ward.

verb

To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:

defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, ward.

Archaic: fend.

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Translations

تُرْسترْسدِرْعوِقايَه، وِقاءيَحْمي، يَقي

štítchránitkrytodznakzakrývat

skjoldafskærmebeskyttepræmiepladeskærme for

SchildSchutzbeschützenabschirmen

ασπίδαπροστατεύωπροφυλάσσω

escudoprotegerplaca

kaitse

kilpisuojasuojata

bouclierprotégerécuécussonenseigne

מגןשריון

štit

pajzsvédelem

skjöldurskÿlaskÿla, hlífa, verndaverîlaunaskjöldurvernda

scudoproteggereprotezioneschermare

保護する保護物盾

방패을 보호하다

scutum

apsaugaskydasženklelis

aizklātaizsargātaizsargsaizsegsaizsegt

schildwapenschildwegwijzerbadgebeschermer

skjoldvernverneskjermskjerme

tarcza

escudoproteger

pavăzăscut

щитзащитазащищатькозырёк

krytštítzakrývať

ščitzaščititi

sköldskydda

โล่

kalkankorumakşiltgözlerden gizlemek

cái khiên

盾盾形奖品防护物保护保护者

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

B. VT → proteger
to shield sb from sth → proteger a algn de algo
to shield one's eyes → taparse los ojos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

(= screen) (on machine) → écran m de protection
a heat shield → un bouclier thermique

(= trophy) → trophée m

(US) (= police badge) insigne en forme de bouclier porté par les officiers de police américains

(HERALDRY) → écu m, écusson m

vt

(= protect) → protéger
to shield sb from sth → protéger qn de qch, protéger qn contre qch

(= shade) [+ eyes] → protéger du soleil

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

vt → schützen (→ sb from sth jdn vor etw dat); industry → absichern, abschirmen; she tried to shield him from the truth → sie versuchte, ihm die Wahrheit zu ersparen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shield

[ʃiːld]

1. n (armour) → scudo; (on machine) → schermo (di protezione)

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shield

(ʃiːld) noun

1. a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons. skild ترْس щит escudo štít das Schild skjold ασπίδαescudo kilp پوشش kilpi bouclierמגן ढाल štit pajzs perisai skjöldur scudo 盾 방패 skydas vairogs perisai schildskjoldtarcza ډال سپر 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 escudo štít, kryt der Schutz skjold; -skjold προστατευτικό κάλυμμα, ασπίδαescudo kaitse حامي suoja bouclierמגן बचाव करने वाली कोई चीज štitnik, zaštitnik védelem pelindung skjöldur scudo, protezione 保護物 방패 역할을 하는 물건 apsauga aizsargs; ekrāns; aizsegs pelindung beschermingskjold, skjerm, vernosłona حامی 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 troféu odznak Trophäe in Form eines Schildes præmieplade; -præmieplade 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 schildskjold, premieodznaka, plakietka سپر 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

verb

(often with from).

1. to protect. The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust. beskerm يَحْمي، يَقي защитавам proteger chránit beschützen beskytte προστατεύω, προφυλάσσωplaca 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 beschermenskjerme, verneosłaniać ساتل proteger a proteja защищать športová trofej ščititi štititi skydda ป้องกัน korumak 保護 захищати حفاظت کرنا bảo vệ, che chở 保护

2. to prevent from being seen clearly. That group of trees shields the house from the road. versper يَسْتُر، يَحْجِب закривам proteger zakrývat abschirmen afskærme; skærme for καλύπτω, κρύβωproteger varjama پوشش دادن suojata cacher לְהַגֵן עַל- दृष्टि में आड़े आना zakriljivati árnyékol menyembuyikan fela proteggere, riparare 隠す 은폐하다 užstoti, uždengti aizsegt; aizklāt melindungi verbergenskjule, dekke over zasłaniać ډال سپر 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

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shield

→ تُرْس štít skjold Schild ασπίδα escudo kilpi bouclier štit scudo 盾 방패 schild skjold tarcza escudo щит sköld โล่ kalkan cái khiên 盾

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shield

n. escudo, cubierta.

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