Meaning of "shield"

shield •

n.
• • 1. a piece of armor carried on the arm to protect the body in battle: kalasag
  • 2. anything used to protect: pansangga, panangga, sanggalang, pananggalang, panalag

v.
• • to protect, defend: magsanggalang, ipagsanggalang, magtanggol, ipagtanggol

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v.
• • 1. to keep safe, to protect: magtanggol, ipagtanggol,
  • 2. to ward off a blow, to shield: sumangga, manangga, sanggahin

v.
• • sumangga (-um-) to shield, to obstruct for protection manangga, sanggahin (mang:-in)

v.
• • to block (as in boxing). Sanggahin mo ang suntok niya. Block his punch (boxing).