| safeguard | | |
| n. (act) | 1. guard, precaution, safeguard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc..; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" |
| ~ measure, step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal.; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" |
| ~ backstop | a precaution in case of an emergency.; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong" |
| ~ security measures, security | measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc..; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" |
| n. (communication) | 2. safe-conduct, safeguard | a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war. |
| ~ passport, pass | any authorization to pass or go somewhere.; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" |
| v. (competition) | 3. safeguard | make safe. |
| ~ protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| v. (motion) | 4. safeguard | escort safely. |
| ~ escort | accompany as an escort.; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" |
| shield | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. shield | a protective covering or structure. |
| ~ nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women. |
| ~ scale, shell, plate | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners). |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ shielding | a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay. |
| ~ shielding | shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. buckler, shield | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows. |
| ~ armor, armour | protective covering made of metal and used in combat. |
| ~ scutcheon, escutcheon | a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms. |
| ~ pavis, pavise | (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position. |
| n. (animal) | 3. carapace, cuticle, shell, shield | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles. |
| ~ turtle | any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming. |
| ~ arthropod | invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin. |
| ~ cuticula | the outer body wall of an insect. |
| ~ scute | large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake. |
| ~ mollusc, mollusk, shellfish | invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell. |
| ~ shell | the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals. |
| v. (competition) | 4. screen, shield | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. |
| ~ protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| v. (perception) | 5. harbor, harbour, shield | hold back a thought or feeling about.; "She is harboring a grudge against him" |
| ~ conceal, hide | prevent from being seen or discovered.; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" |
| parry | | |
| n. (act) | 1. parry | (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword. |
| ~ blocking, block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements. |
| ~ fencing | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules). |
| n. (act) | 2. counter, counterpunch, parry | a return punch (especially by a boxer). |
| ~ biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| v. (competition) | 3. block, deflect, parry | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball).; "block an attack" |
| ~ fence | fight with fencing swords. |
| v. (communication) | 4. circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).; "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
| ~ beg | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" |
| ~ quibble | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections. |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
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