shield

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noun

1 used to protect the body when fighting

ADJECTIVE

▪ riot

VERB + SHIELD

▪ lower, raise

▪ be armed with, be equipped with, carry, have, hold

▪ act as

▪

The car had acted as a shield, protecting him from the blast.

PREPOSITION

▪ behind a/the shield

▪

a row of police officers behind their riot shields

▪ on a/the shield

▪

She did not recognize the coat of arms on his shield.

2 used for protecting yourself

ADJECTIVE

▪ defensive, protective

▪ human

▪ missile-defence/missile-defense, nuclear

▪ heat, radiation, wind (usually windshield) (esp. AmE)

▪

The nose of the space capsule is protected by a heat shield.

▪ face, gum (usually gumshield) (BrE)

VERB + SHIELD

▪ use sb/sth as

▪

They used 400 hostages as human shields.

▪ form

▪ provide

▪

The software provides a shield against hackers, worms and viruses.

▪ penetrate

SHIELD + VERB

▪ protect

▪

A face shield protects your eyes from harmful chemicals.

PREPOSITION

▪ shield against

▪

The ozone layer forms a shield against harmful solar rays.

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verb

ADVERB

▪ partially, partly

▪ carefully

▪

He carefully shielded the flame with his cupped hand.

VERB + SHIELD

▪ try to

▪

She tried to shield the children from the full horrors of the war.

PREPOSITION

▪ against

▪

She raised her hand to shield her eyes against the sun.

▪ from

▪

new laws to shield companies from foreign competition

▪ with

▪

He shielded her with his body.

Shield is used with these nouns as the object: ↑eye