[ US /ˈkəvɝ/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌvɐ/ ]
VERB
  1. copulate with a female, used especially of horses
    The horse covers the mare
  2. sit on (eggs)
    Birds brood
    The female covers the eggs
  3. help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
    She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week
  4. clothe, as if for protection from the elements
    cover your head!
  5. protect or defend (a position in a game)
    he covered left field
  6. protect by insurance
    The insurance won't cover this
  7. to take an action to protect against future problems
    Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself
  8. be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
    Is this enough to cover the check?
  9. spread over a surface to conceal or protect
    This paint covers well
  10. hide from view or knowledge
    The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House
  11. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    The course covered all of Western Civilization
    This book deals with incest
    The new book treats the history of China
  12. put something on top of something else
    cover the meat with a lot of gravy
  13. play a higher card than the one previously played
    Smith covered again
  14. invest with a large or excessive amount of something
    She covered herself with glory
  15. hold within range of an aimed firearm
  16. form a cover over
    The grass covered the grave
  17. maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
    The second officer covered the top floor
  18. travel across or pass over
    The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
  19. be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
  20. be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
    Snow reported on China in the 1950's
    The cub reporter covered New York City
  21. make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
    he is compensating for being a bad father
  22. span an interval of distance, space or time
    The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
    The war extended over five years
    My land extends over the hills on the horizon
    This farm covers some 200 acres
    The period covered the turn of the century
  23. provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    cover her face with a handkerchief
    cover the grave with flowers
    cover the child with a blanket
  24. provide for
    The grant doesn't cover my salary
  25. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
    this should cover everyone in the group
    This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
  26. cover as if with a shroud
    The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
NOUN
  1. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
    he couldn't get the top off of the bottle
    put the cover back on the kettle
    he removed the top of the carton
  2. fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
    artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal
  3. a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
    her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment
  4. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
    the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
  5. a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
  6. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
    the book had a leather binding
  7. a natural object that covers or envelops
    under a covering of dust
    the fox was flushed from its cover
  8. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
    a screen of trees afforded privacy
    under cover of darkness
    the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
    the brush provided a covert for game
  9. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
    he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
  10. a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
    they made a cover of a Beatles' song
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How To Use cover In A Sentence

  • Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite. Times, Sunday Times
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  • Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.
  • The beak is smoth, black, convex and cultrated; one and 1/8 inches from the point to the opening of the chaps and 3/4 only uncovered with feathers; the upper chap exceeds the other a little in length. a few small black hairs garnish the sides of the base of the upper chap. the eye is of a uniform deep sea green or black, moderately large. it's legs feet and tallons are white; the legs are an inch and a 1/4 in length and smoth; four toes on each foot, of which that in front is the same length with the leg including the length of the tallon, which is 4 lines; the three remaining toes are The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
  • It was then allowed to recover on the stringer in deeper water before being returned alive to grow on to even larger proportions.
  • Not for a very long time has the discovery of new music so profoundly moved and excited me as the contents of this disc.
  • The increased number of detectors and tube rotation times combine to give faster coverage of a given volume of tissue.
  • Martin did well to recover from the onslaught to go a break up in the third set.
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