transitive. (Const. against, from.) To screen, shield, protect. a building, locality, esp. from weather or wind.

transitive. To be or provide a shelter for. To screen or protect from rain, wind, cold, the sun, etc. Chiefly of a thing; rarely of a personal agent.

transitive. To defend from the weather; to shelter. Also figurative.

Misused for: To shelter (from wind). rare.

(transitive) = weather-fend, v.

(transitive) to guard against bad weather.