definition of
[blanket]

[1] #1 blanket n. [cover] bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep". wn

[2] #2 blanket n. [mantle] anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow". wn

[3] #3 blanket v. cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields". wn

[4] #4 blanket s. [across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide] broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide. wn

[5] #5 blanket v. form a blanket-like cover (over). wn