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1.nounA heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting."The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him."
2.nounA layer of anything."The city woke under a thick blanket of fog."
3.nounA thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed."A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate."
4.nounA streak or layer of blubber in whales.
5.verbTo cover with, or as if with, a blanket."A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area."
6.verbTo traverse or complete thoroughly."The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood."
7.verbTo toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
8.verbTo take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
9.verbTo nullify the impact of someone or something.
10.adjectiveGeneral; covering or encompassing everything."They sought to create a blanket solution for all situations."