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1.NounA cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun."Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!"
2.NounAnything that provides similar protection."The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group."
3.NounAnything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc."The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program."
4.NounA strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
5.NounThe main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles."Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material."
6.NounAn umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
7.VerbTo cover or protect, as if by an umbrella.
8.VerbTo form the dome shape of an open umbrella.
9.VerbTo move like a jellyfish.