n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to guard from injury or danger
2 a : to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen b : to separate with or as if with a screen also : to shield (an opponent) from a play or from view of a play
3 a : to pass (as coal, gravel, or ashes) through a screen to separate the fine part from the coarse also : to remove by a screen b (1) : to examine usually methodically in order to make a separation into different groups (2) : to select or eliminate by a screening process (3) : to test or examine for the presence of something (as a disease) <patients were screen ed for hepatitis>
4 : to provide with a screen to keep out pests (as insects)
5 a (1) : to present (as a motion picture) for viewing on a screen (2) : to view the presentation of (as a motion picture) b : to present in a motion picture
intransitive verb
1 : to appear on a motion-picture screen
2 : to provide a screen in a game or sport
synonyms see HIDE
– screen · able \ ' skr ē -n ə -b ə l \ adjective
– screen · er noun