cloak
verb [T] /kləʊk/
/kloʊk/ Definition
› to cover or hide something: He has always kept his love affairs cloaked in secrecy (= kept them secret). The river is often cloaked in mist in the early morning.Hiding and disguising
(Definition of cloak verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be holed up idiom
- camouflage noun
- conceal verb
- concealment noun
- cover your tracks idiom
- cover/hide a multitude of sins idiom
- fig leaf noun (FALSE)
- hiding noun (PLACE)
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
- illusion noun
- incognito adverb
- prowl noun
- secrete verb (HIDE)
- shroud noun (HIDE)
- shroud verb
- shut sth out phrasal verb
- sidle verb
- skulk verb
- smokescreen noun
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Hiding and disguising
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