apron

UK /ˈeɪ.pɹən/ US /ˈeɪ.pɹən/

noun 5verb 1

Definitions

noun

An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.

She tied an apron around her waist before cooking dinner.

The carpenter wore a leather apron full of tools.

The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.

A hard surface bordering a structure or area.

The plane was parked on the airport apron.

A hard surface bordering a structure or area.

verb

To cover with, or as if with, an apron.

Collocations

ADJ.

full, red, tied, white

VERB + APRON

cap, cooking, eyes, hands, put, tie, trample, wearing

APRON + NOUN

day, image, tools, waist

PREP.

around, in, on, on, with, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and t

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

apron string

One of the pair of strings or narrow sewn clothstrips used to fasten an apron around the wearer's waist.

loosen the apron strings

To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).

They see how serious it is not to "loosen the apron strings"; how unfortunate it may be to talk about a child in his presence; how we must take people where...

Example Bank

She tied an apron around her waist before cooking dinner.

Wiktionary

The carpenter wore a leather apron full of tools.

Wiktionary

The plane was parked on the airport apron.

Wiktionary

Tie the apron.

Tatoeba · #65304

I am tied to my mother's apron strings.

Tatoeba · #261688

That young couple are still tied to their parent's apron strings.

Tatoeba · #328416

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