to shield is a form of:

Shield



noun
1.
(a piece of armor carried on the arm to protect the body against missiles or thrusts, any person or thing that guards or protects, a safety guard) ខែល (ការពារ, ការពារ)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ខែល, មនុស្ស ឬវត្ថុការពារ
Example: human shield
ឧទាហរណ៍៖ ខែលមនុស្ស
verbpast tense: shielded ; past participle: shielded ; present participle: shielding ;
1.
ការពារ
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (Somebody something ~against from something somebody) (to defend protect) shield one's eyes គ្របបាំងការពារ
Example: The navy is our shield against invasion, the knights of old carried shields.
  • human shield
    - ខែលមនុស្ស
  • shield law
    - ច្បាប់ការពារប្រភពព័ត៌មាន (ច្បាប់ដែលការពារប្រភពព័ត៌មានរបស់អ្នកនិពន្ធ ឬច្បាប់មួយការពារអនាមិកភាព)
    - ច្បាប់ការពារប្រភពព័ត៌មាន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.
2.
A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
3.
Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
4.
(FIGURATIVE) One who protects or defends.
5.
In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
6.
The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge.
7.
A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
8.
A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
verbpast tense: shielded ; past participle: shielded ; present participle: shielding ;
1.
To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.
2.
To ward off; to keep off or out.
3.
To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!