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Syllabification: cov·er
Pronunciation: /ˈkəvər/ 
Definition of cover in English:
verb

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Put something such as a cloth or lid on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it:

‘the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth’
‘she covered her face with a pillow’
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Scatter a layer of loose material over (a surface, especially a floor), leaving it completely obscured:

‘the barn floor was covered in straw’
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1.3

Lie over or adhere to (a surface), as decoration or to conceal something:

‘masonry paint will cover hairline cracks’
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1.4

Extend over (an area):

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‘the grounds covered eight acres’
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1.5

Travel (a specified distance):

‘it took them four days to cover 150 miles’
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2

Deal with (a subject) by describing or analyzing its most important aspects or events:

‘a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present’
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Investigate, report on, or publish or broadcast pictures of (an event):

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(Of a rule or law) apply to (a person or situation).
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(Of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a bill or cost):

‘there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation’
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3.1

(Of insurance) protect against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences:

‘your contents are now covered against accidental loss or damage in transit’
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3.2

(cover oneself) Take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself against future blame or liability:

‘one reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims’
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Disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action:

‘Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment’
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[NO OBJECT]

(cover for) Disguise the illicit absence or wrongdoing of (someone) in order to spare them

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punishment:

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Aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.
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(as adjective covering) ‘the jeeps retreated behind spurts of covering fire’
Protect (an exposed person) by shooting at an enemy:

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(Of a fortress, gun, or cannon) have (an area) within range.
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(In team games) take up a position ready to defend against (an opposing player).
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5.4

Baseball Be in position at (a base) ready to catch a thrown ball.
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6

Bridge Play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick:

‘the ploy will fail if the ten is covered’
[NO OBJECT]: ‘East covered with his queen’
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Record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else:

‘other artists who have covered the song include U2’
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commercial transaction between the owners of the animals.

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ack1 A thing that lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it:

‘a seat cover’

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1.1

A thin solid object that seals a container or hole; a lid:

‘a manhole cover’
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1.2

A thick protective outer part or page of a book or magazine:

‘her life was captured between hard covers in her 1986 autobiography’

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1.3

Philately A card or envelope that has traveled through the mail or that contains postal markings.
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(the covers) Bedclothes:

‘she burrowed down beneath the covers’
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2

Physical shelter or protection sought by people in danger:

‘the sirens wailed and people ran for cover’
‘store seats under cover before the bad weather sets in’
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Undergrowth, trees, or other vegetation used as a shelter by animals:

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2.2

An activity or organization used as a means of concealing an illegal or secret activity:

‘a restaurant is run as a cover for a money-laundering operation’
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2.3

[IN SINGULAR]

An identity or activity adopted by a person, typically a spy, to conceal their true activities:

‘he was worried that their cover was blown’
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Military support given when someone is in danger from or being attacked by an enemy:

‘they agreed to provide additional naval cover’
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2.5

Ecology The amount of ground covered by a vertical projection of the vegetation, usually expressed as
a percentage.
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short for cover charge.

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A place setting at a table in a restaurant.
[Rendering French couvert]
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Phrases

break cover
1

Suddenly leave a place of shelter, especially vegetation, when being hunted or pursued.
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2

cover one's ass (or back)

informal Foresee and avoid the possibility of attack or criticism.
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3

cover all bases (or cover all the bases)
Deal with something thoroughly:

‘for the prospective homebuilder, this book covers all bases’

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‘if you meet these basic requirements, you 'll cover all bases’
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cover a multitude of sins
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Conceal or gloss over many problems or defects:

‘stucco could cover a multitude of sins, including poor brickwork’
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cover one's position
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Purchase securities in order to be able to fulfill a commitment to sell.
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cover one's tracks
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Conceal evidence of what one has done.

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cover the waterfront
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North American informal Include a wide range of things; cover every aspect of something:

from cover to cover
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From beginning to end of a book or magazine.
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take cover
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Protect oneself from attack by ducking down into or under a shelter:

‘if the bombing starts, take cover in the basement’
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under cover of
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Concealed by:

‘the yacht made landfall under cover of darkness’

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10.1

While pretending to do something:

‘Moran watched every move under cover of reading the newspaper’
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under plain cover
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In an envelope or parcel without any marks to identify the sender.
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under separate cover
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In a separate envelope.
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Phrasal verbs

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Put something on, over, or around something, especially in order to conceal or disguise it.
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Try to hide or deny the fact of an illegal or illicit action or activity.
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Derivatives
Pronunciation:

coverable
adjective

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Origin
Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) +

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operire 'to cover'. The noun is partly a variant of covert.

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Words that rhyme with cover
Glover, hardcover, lover, plover, undercover

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