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suojata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  • escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
  • fence noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
  • guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  • hedge noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
  • preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  • protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • safeguard noun Something put in place to protect against harm or risk.
  • secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.
  • shelter noun A place, or structure, that protects you from bad weather, danger, or attack.
  • shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.

Senses

suojata is used for these senses in English:

  • escape (transitive, computing) To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
  • escape (computing) To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
  • fence (transitive) To defend or guard.
  • guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  • preserve To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
  • protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
  • secure To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  • shelter (transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

cover — full definition

  1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
  3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
  4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
  5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

escape — full definition

  1. verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
  2. verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
  3. noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.

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