CLOAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does cloak mean?
• CLOAK (noun)
The noun CLOAK has 2 senses:
1. anything that covers or conceals
2. a loose outer garment
Familiarity information: CLOAK used as a noun is rare.
• CLOAK (verb)
The verb CLOAK has 1 sense:
1. hide under a false appearance
Familiarity information: CLOAK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLOAK (noun)
Meaning:
Anything that covers or conceals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cloak" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Meaning:
A loose outer garment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cloak" is a kind of...):
outer garment; overgarment (a garment worn over other garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cloak"):
burnoose; burnous; burnouse (a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors)
tunic (any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees)
toga (a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome)
shawl (cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders)
poncho (a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head)
pallium (cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome)
opera cloak; opera hood (a large cloak worn over evening clothes)
jellaba (a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa)
domino (a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume)
dolman (a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves)
capuchin (a hooded cloak for women)
capote; hooded cloak (a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head)
cape; mantle (a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter)
caftan; kaftan (a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant)
wrap; wrapper (cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person)
• CLOAK (verb)
Meaning:
Hide under a false appearance
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
cloak; mask; dissemble
Context example:
He masked his disappointment
Hypernyms (to "cloak" is one way to...):
disguise (make unrecognizable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
