screened

/S K R IY1 N D/

verb

1
To filter by passing through a screen.
“Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.”
2
To shelter or conceal.
3
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
“The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.”
4
To present publicly (on the screen).
“The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.”
5
To fit with a screen.
“We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.”
6
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
7
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.
8
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
syn:pick
9
To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.

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