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cloak

(kloʊk)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cloaks, present participle cloaking, past tense, past participle cloaked
1. countable noun
A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
2. singular noun
A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something.
Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist. [+ of]
Synonyms: covering, layer, blanket, shroud More Synonyms of cloak
3. singular noun
If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something.
Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy. [+ of]
4. verb
To cloak something means to cover it or hide it.
[written]
...the decision to cloak major tourist attractions in unsightly hoardings. [VERB noun + in]
A fire could have been deliberately started to cloak small coordinated troop movements. [VERB noun]
The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist. [V-ed + in]
Synonyms: cover, coat, wrap, blanket More Synonyms of cloak
More Synonyms of cloak

cloak in British English

(kləʊk)
noun
1. 
a wraplike outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders
2. 
something that covers or conceals
verb (transitive)
3. 
to cover with or as if with a cloak
4. 
to hide or disguise
Word origin
C13: from Old French cloque, from Medieval Latin clocca cloak, bell; referring to the bell-like shape

cloak in American English

(kloʊk)
noun
1. 
a loose outer garment, usually sleeveless and extending to or below the knees
2. 
something that covers or conceals; disguise
verb transitive
3. 
to cover with or as with a cloak
4. 
to conceal; hide
Word origin
ME cloke, cloak < OFr < ML clocca (see clock1), a bell, cloak: so called from its bell-like appearance

Examples of 'cloak' in a sentence
cloak

Social media provides a cloak of anonymity for internet trolls.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The smile is a big cloak which covers a multitude of pains.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The cloak can no longer hide me.
The Sun (2012)
He often seemed to wear a troubled cloak.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their staging agreements are cloaked in secrecy and the rest of us have had a raw deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They had given evidence under the cloak of anonymity.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Perhaps he used his cloak of invisibility.
The Sun (2009)
He belongs to the nobility and wears their cloak and manners.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Such matters are shrouded in secrecy and the cloak of confidentiality.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Then he was protected for life by a cloak of anonymity.
The Sun (2013)
There are many alternatives to equities that can prove to be equally dubious while being wrapped in a cloak of respectability.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sounds better than any invisibility cloak.
The Sun (2015)
Nobody wears a cloak any more.
The Sun (2012)
We had a cloak of anonymity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet they've managed to keep a cloak of respectability.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He could blend in or out at will, as if he had an invisibility cloak.
The Sun (2012)
The cloak he wears is exactly like the one preferred by Superman.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A cloak of secrecy could hide all sorts of corruption.
The Sun (2007)
Them keeps its monsters cloaked in shadowy darkness until the very end, which is probably why it is so chilling.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One by one they moved, shuffling closer to the reassuring glow and pulling their thick cloaks tightly about their heads.
Barrett, Clive The Gods of Asgard (1989)
When the vendors bought it from him, he left behind a chest, a cloak and a hat.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You know that modish new technology is being used as a cloak to disguise bad manners, laziness and penny-pinching.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They appear to be wearing a dark gray cloak that covers the top of their heads, their backs, and their wings.
Christianity Today (2000)
Is that a UFO cloaked in the mist over Denver?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
cloak

British English: cloak NOUN
A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
  • American English: cloak
  • Brazilian Portuguese: manto
  • Chinese: 斗篷
  • European Spanish: capa
  • French: cape
  • German: Umhang
  • Italian: mantello
  • Japanese: マント
  • Korean: 망토
  • European Portuguese: manto
  • Latin American Spanish: capa

Chinese translation of 'cloak'

cloak

(kləuk)

n (c)

  1. (= cape) 斗篷 (dǒupeng)

vt

  1. (liter, in mist, secrecy) 掩藏 (yǎncáng)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a loose sleeveless outer garment, fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders
She set out, wrapping her cloak about her.
Synonyms
cape
coat
wrap
a model wearing a leopard-print wrap
mantle (archaic)
flaxen hair that hung round her shoulders like a silken mantle
2 (noun) 
Definition
something that covers or conceals
Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist.
Synonyms
covering
Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.
layer
A fresh layer of snow covered the street.
blanket
The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow.
shroud
a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow
3 (noun) 
Definition
something that covers or conceals
Individualism is sometimes used as a cloak for self-interest.
Synonyms
disguise
His seeming naivety was a disguise for his shrewd business mind.
front (informal)
a front for crime syndicates
cover
The grocery store was just a cover for their betting shop.
screen
They put a screen in front of me.
blind
mask
His mask cracked, and she saw an angry and violent man.
shield
The wall provided a shield from the wind.
cover-up
He denied there'd been any cover-up of the fraud.
façade
At work they hid their dislike of each other behind a façade of cheerfulness.
pretext
They wanted a pretext to restart the war.
He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach ache.
smoke screen
smoke and mirrors
1 (verb) 
Definition
to cover with or as if with a cloak
The coastline was cloaked in fog.
Synonyms
cover
He covered his head with a turban.
coat
Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
wrap
She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
blanket
More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.
shroud
Mist shrouded the outline of the palace.
envelop
the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area
2 (verb) 
Definition
to hide or disguise
He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency.
Synonyms
hide
The compound was hidden by trees and shrubs.
cover
the black patch which covered his left eye
screen
The road is screened by a block of flats.
mask
A thick grey cloud masked the sun.
disguise
She made no attempt to disguise her contempt.
conceal
The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
obscure
The building is almost completely obscured by a huge banner.
veil
Her hair swept across her face, as if to veil it.
camouflage
This is another clever attempt to camouflage reality.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blanket
Definition
a concealing cover, as of smoke, leaves, or snow
The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow.
Synonyms
covering,
cover,
bed,
sheet,
coating,
coat,
layer,
film,
carpet,
cloak,
mantle,
thickness
in the sense of blanket
Definition
to cover as if with a blanket
More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.
Synonyms
coat,
cover,
hide,
surround,
cloud,
mask,
conceal,
obscure,
eclipse,
cloak
in the sense of blind
Definition
a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth
Synonyms
cover,
front (informal),
screen,
mask,
cloak,
façade,
camouflage,
masquerade,
feint,
smoke screen

Synonyms of 'cloak'

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