Meaning of आश्रय in English

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively.
To take shelter.
of Shelter
To the death; mortally.
The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited.
A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow.
A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.
Any place of retreat and security.
An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.
The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture.
Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.
An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
To shelter; to protect.