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"Shield" Definition

noun

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.
A decorative emblem that often serves to identify an organization or a government.
A pad worn, as at the armpits, to protect a garment from perspiration.
A person or thing that provides protection.
A protective device or structure, as:.

verb-intransitive

To act or serve as a shield or safeguard.

verb-transitive

To cover up; conceal.
To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard. See Synonyms at defend.

verb

To protect with or as if with a shield provide with a protective cover or shelter.
To cut off from observation .

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