Definition
Meaning of 'shield'
Meaning of 'shield' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Shield 
[ n.]
- A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, --
formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See
Buckler. [ n.]- Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
- Figuratively, one who protects or defends.
- In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.
- A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
- A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.
- A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
- To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.
- To ward off; to keep off or out.
- To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!
Meaning of 'shield' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. shield [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- hold back a thought or feeling about
Example in sentence:
- She is harboring a grudge against him
Nearby Topics:
See 'shield' also in:
Recent Article
Categories
- Business Studies
- Banking & Finance
- Management & Organization Studies
- HRM & Labor Studies
- Management Information System
- Accounting & Auditing
- Marketing & Public Relations
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business
- Psychology & Behavioral Science
- Computer Programming
- Automotive Engineering
- Computer Networking
- Medical & Health Science
- Microbiology