Protect vs. Shield

Difference Between Protect and Shield
Protectverb
(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
to protect a child from dangerThis antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers.Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.Shieldnoun
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Protectverb
To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.
Shieldnoun
A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
Protectverb
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage;
Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rainShieldnoun
(figurative) One who protects or defends.
Protectverb
use tariffs to favor domestic industry
Shieldnoun
(lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
Shieldnoun
(mining) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
Shieldnoun
(science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
Shieldnoun
A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
Shieldnoun
(heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
Shieldnoun
A toilet seat.
Shieldnoun
A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
Shieldnoun
(obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
Shieldnoun
(transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
Shieldnoun
A police badge.
Shieldnoun
(geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
Shieldnoun
(geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
Shieldnoun
A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Shieldverb
To protect, to defend.
Shieldverb
(electricity) to protect from the influence of
Shieldnoun
a protective covering or structure
Shieldnoun
armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
Shieldverb
protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
Shieldverb
hold back a thought or feeling about;
She is harboring a grudge against him