cloak

C0412400 (klōk)n.1. A long, loose outer garment, usually having a hood and no sleeves.2. Something that covers or conceals: a cloak of secrecy.tr.v. cloaked, cloak·ing, cloaks To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak: mist that cloaks the mountains. See Synonyms at disguise, hide¹.

[Middle English cloke, from Old North French cloque, cloak, bell (from its shape), from Medieval Latin clocca; see clock¹.]

cloak

(kləʊk) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a wraplike outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders2. something that covers or concealsvb (tr) 3. to cover with or as if with a cloak4. to hide or disguise[C13: from Old French cloque, from Medieval Latin clocca cloak, bell; referring to the bell-like shape]

cloak

(kloʊk)

n. 1. a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat. 2. something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense. v.t. 3. to cover with a cloak. 4. to hide; conceal. [1175–1225; Middle English cloke (< Old French) < Medieval Latin clocca bell-shaped cape]

cloak

Past participle: cloaked
Gerund: cloaking

Imperative
cloak
cloak

Present
I cloak
you cloak
he/she/it cloaks
we cloak
you cloak
they cloak

Preterite
I cloaked
you cloaked
he/she/it cloaked
we cloaked
you cloaked
they cloaked

Present Continuous
I am cloaking
you are cloaking
he/she/it is cloaking
we are cloaking
you are cloaking
they are cloaking

Present Perfect
I have cloaked
you have cloaked
he/she/it has cloaked
we have cloaked
you have cloaked
they have cloaked

Past Continuous
I was cloaking
you were cloaking
he/she/it was cloaking
we were cloaking
you were cloaking
they were cloaking

Past Perfect
I had cloaked
you had cloaked
he/she/it had cloaked
we had cloaked
you had cloaked
they had cloaked

Future
I will cloak
you will cloak
he/she/it will cloak
we will cloak
you will cloak
they will cloak

Future Perfect
I will have cloaked
you will have cloaked
he/she/it will have cloaked
we will have cloaked
you will have cloaked
they will have cloaked

Future Continuous
I will be cloaking
you will be cloaking
he/she/it will be cloaking
we will be cloaking
you will be cloaking
they will be cloaking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cloaking
you have been cloaking
he/she/it has been cloaking
we have been cloaking
you have been cloaking
they have been cloaking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cloaking
you will have been cloaking
he/she/it will have been cloaking
we will have been cloaking
you will have been cloaking
they will have been cloaking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cloaking
you had been cloaking
he/she/it had been cloaking
we had been cloaking
you had been cloaking
they had been cloaking

Conditional
I would cloak
you would cloak
he/she/it would cloak
we would cloak
you would cloak
they would cloak

Past Conditional
I would have cloaked
you would have cloaked
he/she/it would have cloaked
we would have cloaked
you would have cloaked
they would have cloaked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cloak - anything that covers or conceals covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	2.	cloak - a loose outer garmentburnoose, burnous, burnouse - a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moorscaftan, kaftan - a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levantcape, mantle - a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorterhooded cloak, capote - a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the headcapuchin - a hooded cloak for womencope - a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasionsdolman - a woman's cloak with dolman sleevesdomino - a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costumejellaba - a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africaopera cloak, opera hood - a large cloak worn over evening clothesouter garment, overgarment - a garment worn over other garmentspallium - cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Romeponcho - a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the headshawl - cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulderstoga - a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rometunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or kneeswrap, wrapper - cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
Verb	1.	cloak - hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"mask, dissembledisguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
	2.	cloak - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"robe, clothe, drapespread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	3.	cloak - cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

cloak

noun1. cape, coat, wrap, mantle She set out, wrapping her cloak about her.2. covering, layer, blanket, shroud Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist.3. disguise, front, cover, screen, blind, mask, shield, cover-up, façade, pretext, smoke screen, smoke and mirrors Individualism is sometimes used as a cloak for self-interest.verb1. cover, coat, wrap, blanket, shroud, envelop The coastline was cloaked in fog.2. cover, screen, hide, mask, disguise, conceal, obscure, veil, camouflage He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency.

cloak

noun1. A garment wrapped about a person:shawl, stole, wrap.2. A deceptive outward appearance:color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.Slang: put-on.verb1. To cover as if with clothes:clothe, drape, mantle, robe.2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:clothe, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, veil, wrap.3. To prevent (something) from being known:conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, hush (up), mask, shroud, veil.Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.

Translations

掩盖斗篷遮蔽隐蔽物

cloak

(kləuk) noun a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals. a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness. 斗篷，隐蔽物 verb to cover or hide. He used a false name to cloak his activities. 遮蔽，掩盖 ˈcloakroom noun1. a room for coats, hats etc. 衣帽间2. a lavatory. the ladies' cloakroom.厕所

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cloak-and-dagger

Using or involving secrecy, deception, or espionage, especially the kind portrayed in dramatic depictions of spying. During the Cold War, there were always rumors of the latest cloak-and-dagger tactics being used by spies. I know I said I wanted to meet you in private, but you didn't have to be so cloak-and-dagger about it. A parking garage isn't what I had in mind.

cloak (someone or something) in secrecy

To hide someone or something from another person or from public view. The residents complained that the board cloaked its decision process in secrecy, not allowing anyone to see the final plan.See also: cloak, secrecy

cloak someone or something in secrecy

Fig. to hide or conceal someone or something in secrecy. Patrick cloaked his activities in secrecy. The agents cloaked the spy in secrecy, making her identity a mystery.See also: cloak, secrecy

cloak-and-dagger

involving secrecy and plotting. A great deal of cloak-and-dagger stuff goes on in political circles. A lot of cloak-and-dagger activity was involved in the appointment of the director.

cloak-and-dagger

COMMON You use cloak-and-dagger to describe activities, especially dangerous ones, which are done in secret. Now that the Berlin Wall has come down, the cloak-and-dagger world of East-West espionage might appear to be outdated. They met in classic cloak-and-dagger style beside the lake in St James's Park. Note: You can refer to such activities as cloaks and daggers. Working in police intelligence has very little to do with cloaks and daggers — it's mostly about boring reports and endless statistics. Note: You sometimes use this expression to suggest that people are treating these activities in an unnecessarily dramatic way. Note: This expression is taken from the name of a type of 17th century Spanish drama, in which characters typically wore cloaks and fought with daggers or swords.

cloak-and-dagger

Describing a secret or undercover operation. The term dates from seventeenth-century Spain, and the popular swashbuckling plays of Lope de Vega and Pedro Calderón de la Barca, filled with duels, intrigue, and betrayal. They were referred to as comedias de capa y espada, which was variously translated as “cloak-and-sword” or “cloak-and-dagger plays.” Somewhat later, in the nineteenth century, the term began to be applied to various kinds of romantic intrigue, and still later, to espionage. The idea of concealment was, of course, much older, and indeed, Chaucer wrote of “The smyler with the knyf under the cloke” (The Knight’s Tale).

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noun cape

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noun covering

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noun disguise

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verb cover

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verb cover

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noun a garment wrapped about a person

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noun a deceptive outward appearance

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verb to cover as if with clothes

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verb to surround and cover completely so as to obscure

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verb to prevent (something) from being known

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noun anything that covers or conceals

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noun a loose outer garment

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verb hide under a false appearance

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verb cover as if with clothing

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verb cover with or as if with a cloak

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