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a piece of clothing with no sleeves or collar and with buttons down the front, which you usually wear over a shirt. The British word is waistcoat.
a piece of clothing with no sleeves or collar worn over other clothes, for example for protection
a bulletproof vest
an undershirt
to keep something secret
In a world where ideas are currency, the best ones are kept close to the vest.