cover

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cover has 10 senses

cover(n = noun.artifact) concealment, covert, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

has particulars: blind, camouflage, shoji, stalking-horse

is a kind of covering

Derived forms verb cover₂, verb cover₁, verb cover₁₉

cover(n = noun.artifact) blanket - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"

has particulars: afghan, electric blanket, mackinaw, mackinaw blanket, manta, security blanket

is a kind of bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding

Derived form noun coverlet₁

cover(n = noun.act) covering, masking, screening - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

is a kind of concealing, concealment, hiding

Derived form verb cover₁₉

cover(n = noun.artifact) back, binding, book binding - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

is a part of book, volume

has particulars: half binding, three-quarter binding

is a kind of protection, protective cover, protective covering

Derived forms verb cover₂, verb cover₁

cover(n = noun.object) covering, natural covering - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

is a kind of natural object

has particulars: scale, shell, test, body covering, case, sheath, integument, blanket, mantle, crust, encrustation, incrustation, envelope, cap, hood, indument, indumentum, roof, shell, eggshell, shell, skim, slough, snowcap, vesture, peridium, pericarp, seed vessel, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, sac, theca, indusium, bark

cover(n = noun.artifact) top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

has particulars: cap, lid, manhole cover, screwtop

is a kind of covering

Derived form verb cover₂₂

cover(n = noun.act) covering fire - fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"

is a kind of fire, firing

Derived form verb cover₉

cover(n = noun.possession) cover charge - a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink;

is a kind of fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs

Derived form verb cover₁₈

cover(n = noun.artifact) cover song, cover version - a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

is a kind of recording

cover(n = noun.act) - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"

Verb cover has 26 senses

cover(v = verb.contact) - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

Derived forms noun

cover₄

noun

cover₁

noun

covering₂

Antonym: uncover

Sample sentence:
They cover the halls with holly

cover(v = verb.contact) spread over - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"

is one way to adjoin, contact, meet, touch

Derived forms noun cover₄, noun cover₁, noun covering₁

Sample sentence:
Holly flowers cover the halls

cover(v = verb.stative) continue, extend - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

is one way to be

Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.stative) - provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary"

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.communication) address, deal, handle, plow, treat - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

is one way to broach, initiate

Derived form noun coverage₂

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.stative) comprehend, embrace, encompass - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

is one way to include

Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.motion) cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

is one way to go across, go through, pass

Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

cover(v = verb.communication) report - 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"

is one way to inform

Derived form noun coverage₃

Sample sentence:
They won't cover the story

cover(v = verb.competition) - hold within range of an aimed firearm;

Derived form noun cover₇

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

cover(v = verb.social) - to take an action to protect against future problems; "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

cover(v = verb.perception) cover up - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"

is one way to conceal, hide

Derived form noun covering₃

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

cover(v = verb.competition) - protect or defend (a position in a game); "he covered left field"

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

cover(v = verb.communication) - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor"

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

cover(v = verb.communication) insure, underwrite - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

is one way to guarantee, warrant

Derived form noun coverage₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.stative) compensate, overcompensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"

is one way to compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up

Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.social) - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory"

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

cover(v = verb.social) - help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

cover(v = verb.possession) - be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; "Is this enough to cover the check?"

Derived form noun cover₈

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

cover(v = verb.perception) - spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well"

conceal

hide

Derived forms noun cover₃, noun cover₁, noun covering₄, noun covering₃

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

cover(v = verb.contact) enshroud, hide, shroud - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

is one way to enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

cover(v = verb.contact) breed - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"

is one way to copulate, couple, mate, pair

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

cover(v = verb.contact) overlay - put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

Derived form noun cover₆

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

cover(v = verb.competition) - play a higher card than the one previously played; "Smith covered again"

play

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

cover(v = verb.competition) - be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game;

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

cover(v = verb.body) brood, hatch, incubate - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"

is one way to multiply, procreate, reproduce

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

cover(v = verb.body) wrap up - clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"

is one way to apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog

Derived form noun covering₄

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

CIDE DICTIONARY

cover, v. t. [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. Aperient, Overt, Curfew.].

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth. [1913 Webster]
To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. [1913 Webster]
"And with the majesty of darkness round
Covers his throne." [1913 Webster]

"All that beauty than doth cover thee." [1913 Webster]
To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory. [1913 Webster]
"The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland." [1913 Webster]
To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods. [1913 Webster]
"A cloud covered the mount." [1913 Webster]

"In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame." [1913 Webster]
To brood or sit on; to incubate. [1913 Webster]
"While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . . diverts her with his songs." [1913 Webster]
To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. [1913 Webster]
"The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen." [1913 Webster]
To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. Ps. xxxii. 1. [1913 Webster]
"His calm and blameless life
Does with substantial blessedness abound,
And the soft wings of peace cover him round." [1913 Webster]
To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses. [1913 Webster]
To put the usual covering or headdress on. [1913 Webster]
To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. [1913 Webster]
"Cover thy head . . . ; nay, prithee, be covered." [1913 Webster]

To cover ground or To cover distance, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour. -- To cover one's short contracts (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself. -- Covering party (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches. -- To cover into, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.

Syn. -- To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.

cover, n.

Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book. [1913 Webster]
Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
"A handsome cover for imperfections." [1913 Webster]
Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. [1913 Webster]
"Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst his army was under cover, they might be forced to retire." [1913 Webster]
The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover. [1913 Webster]
The lap of a slide valve. [1913 Webster]
A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests. [1913 Webster]

To break cover, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of game. -- Under cover, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of a written message.

cover, v. i.

To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. Shak. [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cover, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 (often foll. by with) protect or conceal by means of a cloth, lid, etc.
2 a extend over; occupy the whole surface of (covered in dirt; covered with writing). b (often foll. by with) strew thickly or thoroughly (covered the floor with straw). c lie over; be a covering to (the blanket scarcely covered him).
3 a protect; clothe. b (as covered adj.) wearing a hat; having a roof.
4 include; comprise; deal with (the talk covered recent discoveries).
5 travel (a specified distance) (covered sixty miles).
6 Journalism a report (events, a meeting, etc.). b investigate as a reporter.
7 be enough to defray (expenses, a bill, etc.) ({pound}20 should cover it).
8 a refl. take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself (had covered myself by saying I might be late). b (absol.; foll. by for) deputize or stand in for (a colleague etc.) (will you cover for me?).
9 Mil. a aim a gun etc. at. b (of a fortress, guns, etc.) command (a territory). c stand behind (a person in the front rank). d protect (an exposed person etc.) by being able to return fire.
10 a esp. Cricket stand behind (another player) to stop any missed balls. b (in team games) mark (a corresponding player of the other side).
11 (also absol.) (in some card-games) play a card higher than (one already played to the same trick).
12 (of a stallion, a bull, etc.) copulate with.
--n.
1 something that covers or protects, esp.: a a lid. b the binding of a book. c either board of this. d an envelope or the wrapper of a parcel (under separate cover). e the outer case of a pneumatic tyre. f (in pl.) bedclothes.
2 a hiding-place; a shelter.
3 woods or undergrowth sheltering game or covering the ground (see COVERT).
4 a a pretence; a screen (under cover of humility). b a spy's pretended identity or activity, intended as concealment. c Mil. a supporting force protecting an advance party from attack.
5 a funds, esp. obtained by insurance, to meet a liability or secure against a contingent loss. b the state of being protected (third-party cover).
6 a place setting at table, esp. in a restaurant.
7 Cricket = cover-point.

Idiom

break cover (of an animal, esp. game, or a hunted person) leave a place of shelter, esp. vegetation. cover charge an extra charge levied per head in a restaurant, nightclub, etc. cover crop a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil. cover-drive Cricket a drive past cover-point. cover girl a female model whose picture appears on magazine covers etc. cover in provide with a roof etc. covering letter (or note) an explanatory letter sent with an enclosure. cover note Brit. a temporary certificate of current insurance. cover-point Cricket
1 a fielding position on the off side and half way to the boundary.
2 a fielder at this position. cover story a news story in a magazine, that is illustrated or advertised on the front cover. cover one's tracks conceal evidence of what one has done. cover up 1 completely cover or conceal.
2 conceal (circumstances etc., esp. illicitly) (also absol. : refused to cover up for them). cover-up n. an act of concealing circumstances, esp. illicitly. from cover to cover from beginning to end of a book etc. take cover use a natural or prepared shelter against an attack.

Derivative

coverable adj. coverer n.

Etymology

ME f. OF covrir, cuvrir f. L cooperire (as CO-, operire opert- cover)

THESAURUS

cover

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make compensation, make good, make it with, make love, make out, make safe, make up for, mantle, marquee, marquise, marry, marshal, mask, masquerade, mass, mate, measure, mechanical binding, meet a bet, merge, milk run, mission, mobilize, mount, muffle, nestle, niche, niggerhead, nook, number among, obduce, obfuscate, obscure, obstipate, obstruct, occlude, occult, occupy, offset, operculum, ordinary, ostensible motive, overcast, overgrow, overlay, overlie, overpass, overshadow, overspread, pack, padlock, paint, pair, pall, parasol, parget, parlay, parquet, pass, pass over, pass through, patchwork quilt, patent, patrol, pave, pavement, pavilion, paving, pay back, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, perfect binding, piece together, pigment, pillow slip, pillowcase, place, plastic binding, plate, play against, pledget, plug, plug up, plumb, plunge, ply, police, poor excuse, port, portion, preservation, pretense, pretension, pretext, prime, protect, protection, protective custody, 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