verb (mainly tr)1. to place or spread something over so as to protect or conceal
2. to provide with a covering; clothe
3. to put a garment, esp a hat, on (the body or head)
4. to extend over or lie thickly on the surface of; spread
snow covered the fields
5. to bring upon (oneself); invest (oneself) as if with a covering
covered with shame
6. (sometimes foll by up) to act as a screen or concealment for; hide from view
7. military to protect (an individual, formation, or place) by taking up a position from whichfire may be returned if those being protected are fired upon
8. (also intr,; often foll by for) to assume responsibility for (a person or thing)
to cover for a colleague in his absence
9. (intr; foll by for or up for) to provide an alibi (for)
10. to have as one's territory
this sales team covers the north
11. to travel over
to cover three miles a day
12. (transitive) to have or place in the aim and within the range of (a firearm)
13. to include or deal with
his talk covered all aspects of the subject
14. (of an asset or income) to be sufficient to meet (a liability or expense)
15. a. to insure against loss, risk, etc
b. to provide for (loss, risk, etc) by insurance
16. (also intr) finance to purchase (securities, etc) in order to meet contracts, esp short sales
17. to deposit (an equivalent stake) in a bet or wager
18. (also intr) to play a card higher in rank than (one played beforehand by another player)
19. to act as reporter or photographer on (a news event, etc) for a newspaper or magazine
to cover sports events
20. sport to guard or protect (an opponent, team-mate, or area)
21. music to record a cover version of
22. (of a male animal, esp a horse) to copulate with (a female animal)
23. (of a bird) to brood (eggs)
noun24. anything that covers, spreads over, protects, or conceals
25. woods or bushes providing shelter or a habitat for wild creatures
26. a. a blanket used on a bed for warmth
b. another word for bedspread
27. finance liquid assets, reserves, or guaranteed income sufficient to discharge a liability, meet an expenditure, etc
28. a pretext, disguise, or false identity
they used the business as a cover for a smuggling operation
29. insurance another word for coverage (sense 3)
30. an envelope or package for sending through the post
under plain cover
31. on cover
32. an individual table setting, esp in a restaurant
33. sport the guarding or protection of an opponent, team-mate, or area
34. Also called: cover version a version by a different artist of a previously recorded musical item
35. cricketa. (often plural) the area more or less at right angles to the pitch on the off side and usually about halfway to the boundary
to field in the covers
b. (as modifier)
a cover drive by a batsman
c. Also called: cover point a fielder in such a position
36. ecology the percentage of the ground surface covered by a given species of plant
37. break cover
38. take cover
39. under cover