screen
noun [ C ]
uk/skriːn/ usa flat surface on a television or computer, or in a cinema, on which pictures or words are shown:
a computer screen
a television/cinema screen
come up on/appear on a screen
scroll up/down a screen Scroll down to the bottom of the screen.
See also
flat-screen
onscreen
smokescreen
touch screen
screen
verb [ T ]
uk/skriːn/ us HR
to check that someone is suitable and able to do a job by getting information about their previous jobs, personal activities, etc.:
screen sb for sth The short-listed candidates were screened for the job.
PRODUCTION
to test or examine something to discover if there is anything wrong with it:
screen sth for sth The car parts were screened for defects.
COMMUNICATIONS
to show something on television or at a cinema:
The 30-second ad was screened last night.
Phrasal verbs
screen sb out
screen sth out