to shield
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2.7
- verb
- /ʃiːld/
:
proteger
- Parents often shield their children from negative influences to ensure a safe environment.
- help shield
- the atmosphere shields
- courts shield
So something else has to supply that tenderness that will shield and shelter Benji.
- So something else has to supply that tenderness that will shield and shelter Benji.
- As soon as you hold back, you protect, you shield your heart, no love can enter.
- This time she leaves the Shields down.
- So, you know, luckily we stockpiled so that we can shield the stores from that increase.
- So you can shield the ship, but you can't ignore it.
- First, I do want to send my condolences to this person who shielded his daughter.
- She was a safe place for me and I shielded her from a lot of that.
- A multivitamin from alive for teens helps eyes shield and filter blue light.
- It's sleep, eat, move, shield, connect, cold, sun, fight and bond.
- And it's so much easier to defend yourself, to mask yourself, to shield yourself in a false sense.
Examples
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I created a cloaking device to shield my island from curious eyes.
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Can't you shield me so I won't have to answer their questions?
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As soon as you hold back, you protect, you shield your heart, no love can enter.
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And it's been hard to shield the other two from that.
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The second on what the government is doing to shield the most vulnerable people in society.
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That is why the onus is on me, on us, the American government, to shield its citizens.
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She hoped serving Jesus might shield her from pain.
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As he throws Darian to the deck, he shields her with his body.
Fiction book (1991) -
With both arms over her head, she shielded herself, terrified of the screeching and the golden eyes.
Fiction book (1991) -
I must tell you, you have no idea the service you've performed for Simone, shielding her from these animals.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To keep someone or something safe from harm
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1.3
To protect people and things from attack or harm
352
1.9
To protect someone, for example by guarding them in a game
84
1.3
To take care to avoid a problem or danger
76
2.5
To give someone a safe place to stay from danger or bad weather
56
3.3
To protect people or things from harm
45
3.7
To protect someone or something from harm
43
4.8
To keep someone or something safe from harm
34
4.4
To keep harmful or unpleasant things away from you
34
3.9
Keep unwanted people or things away so they do not harm you
29
3.9
Hide someone or something to protect them from view and harm
27
6.0
Keep someone apart from others to protect them from harm or criticism
9
1.8
To protect people or things from danger
5
4.6
To make a shock or harm have less effect
3
3.8
To protect a person or thing from harm
2
9.9
To stop danger or harm from happening
2
4.8
To put a strong protective layer on something
1
5.5
To put something into a cover to protect it
To protect someone or something by giving strong support like a wall
To stop something bad from happening
To cover something with a protective layer, for example metal, leather or plastic
Idioms
- Offensive
In a way that shows strong confidence and keeps others at a distance
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
10
4.6
A layer or device that protects a spacecraft from very hot air when it returns to the atmosphere
1
6.5
A large area of very old rocks that form a high, flat land across much of eastern and central Canada
- Specialized
A large, very old high flat area in northern South America that covers parts of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil
A thin rubber or plastic cover that fits over a woman's nipple to help feed a baby
- Specialized
A North American fern with year-round green leathery leaves covered in pale brown scales
A water plant with round floating leaves and small flowers found in ponds and lakes
- Specialized
A family of water plants like Cabomba or Brasenia that live in still, slow water
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb shield comes from the noun shield, the piece of armor, so to 'shield' someone is to 'protect' them the same way a shield stands between them and harm.