To filter by passing through a screen. Example: Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
To shelter or conceal.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. Example: The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
To present publicly (on the screen). Example: The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.
To fit with a screen. Example: We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door"). Example: I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.
The process of checking or filtering. Example: The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.
The showing of a film
The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
(in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
Shielding
A method to identify a disease in a population which is not showing any symptoms of this disease.
Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
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