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cover

English

  1. 🔊 fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
    “artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal”
  2. 🔊 the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
    “the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft”
  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. 🔊 a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
    “they made a cover of a Beatles' song”
  5. 🔊 bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
    “he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep”
  6. 🔊 a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
    “a screen of trees afforded privacy”
  7. 🔊 covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
    “he removed the top of the carton”
  8. 🔊 a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
  9. 🔊 the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
    “the book had a leather binding”
  10. 🔊 a natural object that covers or envelops
    “under a covering of dust”
  11. 🔊 clothe, as if for protection from the elements
    “cover your head!”
  12. 🔊 protect by insurance
    “The insurance won't cover this”
  13. 🔊 maintain a check on
    “The second officer covered the top floor”
  14. 🔊 act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    “This book deals with incest”
  15. 🔊 hold within range of an aimed firearm
  16. 🔊 protect or defend (a position in a game)
    “he covered left field”
  17. 🔊 be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
  18. 🔊 play a higher card than the one previously played
    “Smith covered again”
  19. 🔊 form a cover over
    “The grass covered the grave”
  20. 🔊 provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    “cover her face with a handkerchief”
  21. 🔊 spread over a surface to conceal or protect
    “This paint covers well”
  22. 🔊 hide from view or knowledge
    “The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House”
  23. 🔊 be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
    “Is this enough to cover the check?”
  24. 🔊 to take an action to protect against future problems
    “Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself”
  25. 🔊 help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
    “She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week”
  26. 🔊 invest with a large or excessive amount of something
    “She covered herself with glory”
  27. 🔊 make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
    “he is compensating for being a bad father”
  28. 🔊 provide for
    “The grant doesn't cover my salary”
  29. 🔊 span an interval of distance, space or time
    “The war extended over five years”
  30. 🔊 be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
    “Snow reported on China in the 1950's”
  31. 🔊 put something on top of something else
    “cover the meat with a lot of gravy”
  32. 🔊 copulate with a female, used especially of horses
    “The horse covers the mare”
  33. 🔊 sit on (eggs)
    “Birds brood”
  34. 🔊 travel across or pass over
    “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”
  35. 🔊 cover as if with a shroud
    “The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery”
  36. 🔊 include in scope
    “This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 cobijar to cover
  2. 🔊 cubrir to cover
  3. 🔊 encubertar to cover
  4. 🔊 tapar to cover
  5. 🔊 rebozar to cover, muffle
  6. 🔊 cubrir to cover, to mount
  7. 🔊 cover cover, cover version
  8. 🔊 cubierta cover, jacket (of a book)
  9. 🔊 cubierta cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud

Similar words

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