A cloak is a type of coat you wear to cover your body. It is usually long and loose. People use it to keep warm or for style.
She wore a black cloak on cold days.
He put on a cloak to stay warm.
When you cloak something, you hide it or cover it so others cannot see it. This can be real or in ideas.
The spy cloaked his real plans.
Dark clouds cloaked the sun today.
A cloak can mean a way to hide real feelings or truth. People may use words or actions to hide what they really feel.
Kindness can be a cloak for weak thoughts.
Fear wore the cloak of bravery in his words.
In technical use, a cloak is something that protects or hides in a strong way. For example, in technology or military, it covers to keep safe.
The aircraft flew under a radar cloak.
His identity was under a cloak of secrecy.
To cloak something means to hide it, often feelings or truth, in a way that others do not notice. It’s a way to keep secrets or show different meaning.
She cloaked her sadness with a bright smile.
The story was cloaked in mystery.