a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.

a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Compare dickey 1 ( def. 1 ) .

a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes

a bulletproof vest.

a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth

a sweater vest; a down vest.

British . an undervest or undershirt.

a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II.

Archaic .

dress; apparel.

an outer garment, robe, or gown.

an ecclesiastical vestment.

to clothe; dress; robe.

to dress in ecclesiastical vestments

to vest a bishop.

to cover or drape (an altar).

to place or settle (something, esp. property, rights, powers, etc.) in the possession or control of someone (usually fol. by in )

to vest authority in a new official.

to invest or endow (a person, group, committee, etc.) with something, as powers, functions, or rights

to vest the board with power to increase production; to vest an employee with full benefits in the pension plan.

to put on vestments.

to become vested in a person, as a right.

to devolve upon a person as possessor; pass into possession or ownership. ?

play it close to the vest

Informal . to avoid taking unnecessary risks.

verb

disapprove

verb

belong , bestow , confer , consign , empower , endow , furnish , invest , lodge , pertain , place , put in the hands of , settle , clothe , coat , drape , dress , garment , jacket , jerkin , robe , waistcoat