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shield   (TTS Sound)

The noun shield has 3 senses

• shield -- (a protective covering or structure)


• shield, buckler -- (armor carried on the arm to intercept blows)


• carapace, shell, cuticle, shield -- (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)

The verb shield has 2 senses

• shield, screen -- (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)


• harbor, harbour, shield -- (hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him")