cloak

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkloʊk/

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Noun

Singular cloak

Plural cloaks

A man in a cloak

1. (countable) A cloak is a long outer garment that is worn over the shoulders and covering the back.
   • Synonym: cape

Verb

Plain form cloak

Third-person singular cloaks

Past tense cloaked

Past participle cloaked

Present participle cloaking

1. (transitive) If you cloak something, you cover it with a cloak.
2. (transitive) (figurative) If you cloak something, you hide or conceal it.

Related words

• cape