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Screen
skriːn
- conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen
"her hair swung across to screen her face"
- separate something from something else with or as if with a screen
"an area had been screened off as a waiting room"
- protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant
"in my country a man of my rank would be screened completely from any risk of attack"
- prevent from causing or protect from electromagnetic interference
"ensure that your microphone leads are properly screened from hum pickup"
- (in basketball, American football, and ice hockey) obstruct or block (an opponent or their view of play)
- show (a film or video) or broadcast (a television programme)
"the show is to be screened by the BBC later this year"
- test (a person or substance) for the presence or absence of a disease
"outpatients were screened for cervical cancer"
- check on or investigate (someone), typically to ascertain whether they are suitable for or can be trusted in a particular situation or job
"all prospective presidential candidates would have to be screened by a preselection committee"
- evaluate or analyse (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application
"only one per cent of rainforest plants have been screened for medical use"
- exclude someone or something after evaluation or investigation
"anti-spam software can screen out large amounts of unwanted email"
- pass (a substance such as grain or coal) through a large sieve or screen, especially so as to sort it into different sizes
"granulated asphalt—manufactured to 40 mm down or screened to 28 mm & 14 mm down"
- project (a photograph or other image) through a transparent ruled plate so as to be able to reproduce it as a half-tone