shieldnoun [ C ]
uk/ʃiːld/us/ʃiːld/C2 in the past, a large, flat object made of metal or leather that soldiers held in front of their bodies to protect themselves
a large, flat object made of strong plastic that police officers hold in front of their bodies to protect themselves:
something or someone used as protection or providing protection:
a flat object with two straight sides, a rounded or pointed lower edge, and usually a straight top edge, on which there is a coat of arms
an object shaped like a shield that is used as a symbol or badge:
UK an object shaped like a shield that is given as a prize:
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- All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
- The front rank of the riot squad raised their shields.
- They had a collection of shields from many centuries ago.
- She's won various sporting trophies and shields.
- He had his family shield on the wall.
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blackjack
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- catapult
- dirk
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- rapier
- sabre
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- sheath
- sheath knife
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shieldverb [ T ]
uk/ʃiːld/us/ʃiːld/C1 to protect someone or something:
in football, to keep your body between an opponent and the ball, with your back to the other player, to prevent them from getting the ball:
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Defending and protecting
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- biodefence
- cherish
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mollycoddle
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protect
- protective
- rustproof
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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