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vest

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Noun vest has 2 senses
  1. vest, waistcoat - a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
    --1 is a kind of garment
    --1 is a part of three-piece suit
    --1 has particulars: bulletproof vest
  2. singlet, vest, undershirt - a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
    --2 is a kind of undergarment
Verb vest has 5 senses
  1. invest, vest, enthrone - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
    --1 is one way to install
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. 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"
    --2 is one way to
    confer, bestow
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. vest - become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"
    --3 is one way to
    change hands
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  4. vest - clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
    --4 is one way to
    dress, dress up
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  5. vest, robe - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
    --5 is one way to dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
    Derived forms: noun vesture2, noun vestment1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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