26984 words

cloak

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves, that fastens at the neck, and is worn instead of a coat
2
something that hides, covers, or keeps something else secret:

Examples:

cloak for The restaurant he owned was just a cloak for (= hid) his drug-dealing activities.
under cloak of They left the house under cloak of darkness.
3
to cover or hide something:

Examples:

be cloaked in He has always kept his love affairs cloaked in secrecy (= kept them secret).
The river is often cloaked in mist in the early morning.
4
a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves that fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders
5
something that covers or hides something:

Examples:

The agents operate under a cloak of secrecy.
6
to cover or hide something:

Examples:

The deal was cloaked in secrecy.

Navigation