/klɔːd/ /klɒd/ or /klɔːd/ /klɔːd/ (UK) /klɔd/ (US)

Definitions

1. verb

to shut in or confine (the air in a room) to prevent the escape of heat or cold; to make something (such as a room) warm or cool by shutting in the air, especially in order to conserve heat

“She tried to claude the room to keep the warmth in.”

2. noun

a French male given name, equivalent to English Claude

“Claude Monet was a famous painter.”

3. verb

to shut or close something, especially to keep the cold out or the heat in

“We will claude the windows to keep the cold air out.”