a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth

I slept on the ground covered by my blanket

a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing

covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive

a blanket ban on tobacco advertising

cover completely with a thick layer of something

the countryside was blanketed in snow

take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward