You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 17.

World Baking Day

Today’s word is mask, spelled m-a-s-k.

mask up  (phrasal verb)

to put on a mask

یعنی بجای Wear a mask میشه ازش استفاده کرد.

I mask up to protect myself and others at risk.

Health officials said the progress vindicates the months-long collective efforts of residents to get vaccinated, mask up and stay socially distanced.

— Los Angeles Times, "What the biggest L.A. County reopening yet allows you to do," 5 May 2021

State and local health officials are urging people to mask up, practice social distancing, and get tested after traveling or if they’ve possibly been exposed.

— From USA Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, "Crowd record, ‘secret prom,’ demand drop: News from around our 50 states," 20 Apr. 2021

mask /mɑːsk $ mæsk/ verb [transitive]

to prevent something from being seen or noticed

Liz turned on a radio to mask the noise.

Air-fresheners mask bad smells instead of removing them.

to hide your feelings or the truth about a situation

Men often mask their true feelings with humor.

At higher levels, pain medicine can mask injury, rendering prerace examinations less effective.

— New York Times, "Trainer Suspended After Kentucky Derby Winner Fails Drug Test," 9 May 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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