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blanket

Definition

  • noun: a covering made of cloth that is used especially on a bed to keep you warm
  • noun: a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering
  • verb: to cover (something)
  • verb: to cover with or as if with a blanket
  • usually singular

Examples

  • The witness was given 'blanket' protection from prosecution. [=the witness would not be prosecuted for anything]

  • The job was her 'security blanket'. [=the job was the thing that made her feel safe and secure]

  • A 'blanket' of gloom spread over the crowd when they realized their team would lose.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) this afternoon in the Southland. The LAPD rescued a local man from the Hollywood sign, the city's only real landmark. They actually wrapped you in a foil blanket! Did you run a marathon before this? - Okay. Give me... - No! - No, no. I wanna save it. I gotta save it. - No. That's enough! (..)
    2011 Friends with Benefits