What does blanket mean in English?

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blanket Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 a flat cover made of wool or similar warm material, usually used on a bed
1 including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group or area:
- a blanket ban
- "Man", as a blanket term for both men and women, is now considered sexist.
2 to cover something completely with a thick layer:
- Outside the fields were blanketed in fog.
3 a cloth cover used to keep warm, esp. on a bed:
- fig. Congress was nearly buried under a blanket of criticism.
4 without a limit:
- You have blanket authority to hire anyone you want.
5 to cover:
- All week, smog has blanketed much of this hot, baked countryside.
6 affecting or involving every person or thing in a situation:
- They want blanket bans on junk-food advertising.
- The bank does not have a blanket policy of charging for duplicate statements.

an electric blanket
She shivered, and gathered the blanket around her.
She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
This cuddly baby doll comes with her own blanket and bottle.
She covered him up with a blanket.
Workers lacked mosquito nets and even blankets to protect themselves from nights of exposure in remote corners of the forest.
The carcass was then turned over and a similar blubber blanket peeled from the back.
In the former case, it can be questioned whether such "blanket consent" for unspecified research satisfies the requirements of informed consent.