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Meaning of 'blanket' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Blanket [ a.]
- A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.
- A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
- A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
2 . Blanket [ v. t.]
- To cover with a blanket.
- To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
- To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.

Meaning of 'blanket' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . blanket [ n]
Meaning (1):
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
Example in sentence:
  • he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
Meaning (2):
- anything that covers
Example in sentence:
  • there was a blanket of snow
3 . blanket [ v]
Meaning (3):
- cover as if with a blanket
Example in sentence:
  • snow blanketed the fields
4 . blanket [ s]
Meaning (4):
- broad in scope or content
Example in sentence:
  • a panoptic study of Soviet nationality;
  • across-the-board pay increases;
  • an all-embracing definition;
  • an invention with broad applications;
  • blanket sanctions against human-rights violators;
  • granted him wide powers

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