subdict-logo

shield

Definition

  • noun: a large piece of metal, wood, etc., carried by someone (such as a soldier or police officer) for protection
  • noun: a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm
  • verb: to cover and protect (someone or something)
  • verb: to protect with or as if with a shield
  • often + 'from'
  • synonyms: achievement, acute, acutellum

Examples

  • The thief tried to use a hostage as a 'human shield'. [=the thief hid behind the hostage so the police would not shoot]

  • Exercise and good nutrition are a 'shield against' disease. [=exercise and good nutrition protect you from disease]

  • I think she's 'shielded' her child 'from' the real world for too long.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) is protected. And by forces more impenetrable than any army. Observe. Deactivate. Failing the radar shield, the slightest release of pressure in the weight of the diamond... and the would-be thief is a prisoner. A prisoner of (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther