shield-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: protect with or as if with a shield

Examples:
She shielded her eyes with her hand.
You cannot shield your children from disappointment.
They shielded their camp with a screen of branches.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Protecting
PropBank: shield.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2