To shelter; to protect oneself.
To protect, to defend.
to protect from the influence of
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
One who protects or defends.
A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
A field of energy that protects or defends.
In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
A police badge.
To impinge upon.
To hit.
To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
To create an impression.
To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
To balance (a ledger or account).
To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
To impress, seem or appear (to).
To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
To touch; to act by appulse.
To manufacture, as by stamping.
To make and ratify.
To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
To cause to ignite by friction.
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
To set off on a walk or trip.
To score a goal.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
To punish; to afflict; to smite.
To carry out a violent or illegal action.
To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
A nibble on the bait by a fish.
In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
The strike plate of a door.
A cancellation postmark.
An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
A blow or application of physical force against something.
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
The discovery of a source of something.
A puddler's stirrer.