cloud

²cloud

verb

Definition of CLOUD

intransitive verb

1

: to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up <clouded over before the storm>

2

a of facial features : to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance <her face clouded with worry> b : to become blurry, dubious, or ominous —often used with over <the outlook is clouding over>

3

: to billow up in the form of a cloud

transitive verb

1

a : to envelop or hide with or as if with a cloud <smog clouded our view> b : to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture <steam clouded the windows> c : to make murky especially with smoke or mist <smoke clouded the sky>

2

: to make unclear or confused <cloud the issue>

3

: taint, sully <a clouded reputation>

4

: to cast gloom over <cloud prospects for success>

Examples of CLOUD

1. greed clouding the minds of men
2. These new ideas only cloud the issue further.
3. The final years of her life were clouded by illness.

First Known Use of CLOUD

1562

Related to CLOUD

Synonyms: becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud

Antonyms: brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

Related Words: adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade; camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil

Near Antonyms: expose, reveal, uncover, unveil

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