cloaca
cloaca

cloak


Definition: Meaning of, cloak in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kləʊk /

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cloak cloaks
  1. [countable] a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders
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  2. [singular] an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secret
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
cloak cloaked cloaked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cloaking cloaks
[transitive usually passive]
  1. to deliberately hide facts, feelings etc so that people do not see or understand them - used especially in news reports
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  2. literary to cover something, for example with darkness or snow
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cloak used in phrases

  • cloak-and-dagger (adjective)
    1. very secret and mysterious, and usually involving the work of SPIES
  • hooded cloak (noun)
    1. a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head
  • mourning cloak (noun)
    1. of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
  • mourning cloak butterfly (noun)
    1. of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
  • opera cloak (noun)
    1. a large cloak worn over evening clothes
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