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shielded

shielded is the simple past and past participle of shield.

Adjective

shielded (comparative more shielded, superlative most shielded)

  1. Provided with, or possessing, a shield.
    • The curious horned flies have already been mentioned; and among the Orthoptera the great shielded grasshoppers are the most remarkable.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 433
  2. Protected by a shield.
  3. Protected from influence or danger.

Meaning of shield

Verb

shield (third-person singular simple present shields, present participle shielding, simple past and past participle shielded)

  1. (ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.
    • Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.
  2. (UK, intransitive) To shelter; to protect oneself.
    • The government has updated its guidance for people who are shielding taking into account that COVID-19 disease levels have decreased over the last few weeks.2020 May 31, “Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19”, in GOV.UK
  3. To protect from the influence of.

See all 23 meanings of shield

Forms of shielded

comparativemore shielded
superlativemost shielded

Words formed from shielded

Phrases with shielded

Questions about shielded

What does shielded mean?
Shielded means provided with, or possessing, a shield.
What is shielded the simple past and past participle of?
Shielded is the simple past and past participle of shield.
What part of speech is shielded?
Shielded is an adjective.

Words near shielded in the dictionary

  1. shieldbills
  2. shieldbug
  3. shieldbugs
  4. shielddrake
  5. shielddrakes
  6. shielded
  7. shielded cable
  8. shielded cables
  9. shielded room
  10. shielded rooms
  11. shielded twisted pair

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