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camouflage

9 definitions • 13 examples
1
the use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes for hiding soldiers or military equipment so that they cannot be seen against the area around them:

Examples:

a camouflage jacket
2
the way that the colour or shape of an animal or plant appears to mix with its natural environment to prevent it from being seen and attacked:

Examples:

The lizard's light brown skin acts as (a) camouflage in the desert sand.
3
something that is meant to hide something, or behaviour that is intended to hide the truth:

Examples:

Using smoke as (a) camouflage, the army advanced up the hill.
He believed that her kindness was merely a camouflage for her real intentions.
4
to use leaves, branches, paints, or clothes to hide soldiers or military equipment so that they cannot be seen against the area around them:

Examples:

The troops had camouflaged themselves so effectively that the enemy didn't notice them approaching.
5
(of an animal or plant) to have a colour or shape that makes it appear to mix with its natural environment so that it cannot be seen or attacked:

Examples:

Often albino animals don't live long since they are unable to camouflage themselves.
6
to hide something, or to hide the truth about something:

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7
a condition in which the appearance of someone or something when placed against a background makes the person or thing difficult or impossible to see:

Examples:

The leafhopper is a little green insect that uses camouflage to blend in with the colors of the leaves.
8
In military use, camouflage is an appearance designed to hide soldiers and equipment on the ground, esp. from being seen by enemy aircraft, by making them look like their surroundings.
9
to hide soldiers and equipment on the ground from enemies by making them look like their surroundings:

Examples:

The guns are dug in and camouflaged.
fig.Her quiet voice camouflages the fierce competitor within her.

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