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verb
To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, behind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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