cloak meaning
EN
[ˈklok] [-əʊk] 
US WCloak
- A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat; it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform.
- Cloaks generally fasten at the neck or over the shoulder, vary in length, from hip all the way down to the ankle, mid-calf being the normal length.
- NounPLcloaks
- A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
- ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
- A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
- Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
- (figuratively) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
- (Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
- A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
- VerbSGcloaksPRcloakingPT, PPcloaked
- To cover as with a cloak.
- (science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.
- The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.
- To cover as with a cloak.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of cloak in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "cloak" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.