/vɛˈsts/ - [vests] -
We found 3 definitions of vests from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: vests |
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vest - a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat | ||
waistcoat | ||
garment an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" | ||
three-piece suit a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers | ||
vest - a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body | ||
singlet, undershirt | ||
Verb |
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vest - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes | ||
robe | ||
apparel, raiment, garment, garb, enclothe, tog, fit out, habilitate, clothe, dress qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university" | ||
vest - clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments | ||
dress up, dress make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth" | ||
vest - become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees" | ||
vest clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes | ||
change hands, change owners be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" | ||
vest - place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons" | ||
give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" | ||
vest clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes | ||
vest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" | ||
invest, enthrone | ||
disinvest, divest reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa" | ||
instal, install set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" | ||
ordinate, consecrate, ordain, order render holy by means of religious rites | ||
coronate, crown be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" | ||
enthrone, throne put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" | ||
ordain issue an order |