Cover (IPA: /ˈkəvɝ/)
| Cover (v. t.) |
To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To brood or sit on; to incubate. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
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. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To put the usual covering or headdress on. |
| Cover (v. t.) |
To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. |
| 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. |
| Cover (n.) |
Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak. |
| Cover (n.) |
Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. |
| Cover (n.) |
The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover. |
| Cover (n.) |
The lap of a slide valve. |
| Cover (n.) |
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. |
| Cover (v. i.) |
To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. |
| Cover |
Family of subsets of a set whose union equals the whole set |
| Cover |
Outside envelope/cover of mailed item |
| Cover |
Physical protection from attack |
| Cover |
In law: alternate sources to replace undelivered goods from a repudiated contract |
| Cover |
Mathematical structure mapped onto another instance |
| Cover Synonyms |
Book Binding, Binding, Back |
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Blanket |
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Cover Charge |
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Cover Song, Cover Version |
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Masking, Covering, Screening |
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Covering, Natural Covering |
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Covering Fire |
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Screen, Concealment, Covert |
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Top |
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Breed |
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Incubate, Brood, Hatch |
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Overcompensate, Compensate |
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Extend, Continue |
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Cover Up |
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Encompass, Comprehend, Embrace |
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Underwrite, Insure |
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Overlay |
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| Cover (Last Name / Surname) |
Cover is the #8,858 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 3,699 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Cover in Spanish is Cubrir |
| Tagalog Translation |
Cover in Tagalog is Isang Tanghalian O Isang Hapunan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [discussing why a person would wear a hat to cover his face] He's fuck-ugly." - Hot Fuzz |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up." - V for Vendetta (film) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Cover it... Cover it... No... No! STOP!" - Fictional last words in films |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Darkness will cover the earth, and thick gloom the nations ..." - Darkness |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Full power? My insurance doesn't cover that! [151]" - El Goonish Shive |
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