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shield(2)(dictionary)
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Shield (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
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Depreciation tax shield(finance)
human shield(dictionary)

shield(2) (iou)



shield verb trans.
[Old English scildan, from SHIELD noun1. Cf. German schilden, Old Norse skjalda provide with a shield.]
Protect, shelter, or screen (as) with a shield from attack, danger, exposure, etc., or from blame or judicial punishment; cover or hide with a shield. OE.
R. Macaulay He suspects that Jane did it...He's trying to shield her. M. Frayn Shielding his eyes against the..sun. P. Ackroyd My mother did her best to shield me from the world.
b. Electricity. = SCREEN verb 1e. Foll. by from, against. E20.
Arm with a shield. ME-M17.
a. Prevent, forbid. Chiefly in God shield (that). ME-L17.
b. Ward off, keep away. Also foll. by off. ME-E19.
shielder noun LME.