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Meaning cover meaning

What does cover mean?
Definitions in simple English

cover

Something that is covering another thing is on top of (or over) the other thing in a way that stops people from seeing it. I cover myself in two blankets at night to stay warm. Remember to cover the pot with a lid while you're cooking something.

cover

A cover is something that usually covers something else. The cover of the book has a picture on it under the name of the book.

cover

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 form a cover over The grass covered the grave (= 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 provide for The grant doesn't cover my salary (= treat, deal) 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 (= 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 (= screen, covert, concealment) 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 bedding that keeps a person warm in bed he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep (= covering) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft (= pass over) travel across or pass over The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day (= 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 hold within range of an aimed firearm (= binding, back) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book the book had a leather binding (= 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 protect or defend (a position in a game) he covered left field maintain a check on; especially by patrolling The second officer covered the top floor protect by insurance The insurance won't cover this to take an action to protect against future problems Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself hide from view or knowledge The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House (= 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 (= covering) a natural object that covers or envelops under a covering of dust the fox was flushed from its cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements cover your head! a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent) her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else they made a cover of a Beatles' song spread over a surface to conceal or protect This paint covers well help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of Is this enough to cover the check? invest with a large or excessive amount of something She covered herself with glory play a higher card than the one previously played Smith covered again be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game (= compensate) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities he is compensating for being a bad father put something on top of something else cover the meat with a lot of gravy copulate with a female, used especially of horses The horse covers the mare (= cover charge) a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink (= brood) sit on (eggs) Birds brood The female covers the eggs (= shroud) cover as if with a shroud The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

Synonyms cover synonyms

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Conjugation cover conjugation

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cover · verb

Examples cover examples

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Simple sentences

Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
There's no cover charge.
He told a new lie to cover up an old one.
Who removed the cover?
We advanced under cover of darkness.
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
Cover your head when you are in the sun.
The price of this article does not cover the cost of its manufacture.
Ten thousand yen will not cover the expenses.
I cover twenty miles a day.
One hundred dollars will cover all your expenses for the trip.
Cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to the boil.
Cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil.
I read the book from cover to cover.
Cover up the injured man with this blanket.
One thousand dollars will cover all the expenses for the party.
Cover the seeds with a little earth.
He escaped under cover of the darkness.
He read the book from cover to cover.

Movie subtitles

All I have to do now is count the number of blades of grass in that little two-inch square and then multiply by the number of squares that would cover this whole field.
Did you cover it up cleanly?
Yeah, those would definitely cover most of my nipples.
And as cover-ups go, any one of them could've done it.
Yeah, Mike. Unofficially speaking, the fox has broken cover.
And, we still have to cover off Victoria Speigleman and Neil Bloom.
I always wondered how he managed to cover the whole globe in one night.
It was a harrowing scene as families took cover from several hundred rounds of ammunition Sunday evening.
Did you procure a second pair to cover your tracks?
Can you please get somebody to cover for you so you can help me break my kids?
Why did you cover for Henry Gowen?
You were comfortable asking me to cover it up.
Cover him up.
Once I've found him, be ready to give me and the Senator some cover fire.
You'll blow my cover.
If the Blessed are controlling the world from the shadows, they shouldn't be happy about having their cover blown.
That is a lot of ground to cover.
Looks like my cover's been blown.
Cover her mouth.
The Pavlovich brothers burnt that chopper to cover up evidence.
Cover them with tarpaulin.
Cover them!
It'd be a change from feathers. They always cover me in them!
He is the only white man to cover every acre.
Just a cover charge.
Cover this.
What happens if it's safe for us, if it becomes safe for us to go home, to break cover?
Under the cover of her fashion store, she operates a dating club.
There'll be no cover charge.
Get cover!
A grenade, take cover!
Just cover me with leaves and tell my mother I died with her name on my lips.
Cover this over.
I thought I could cover it.

News and current affairs

Without them, fast-growing seaweed quickly monopolizes space on the reef, preventing restoration of healthy quantities of coral cover.
Because corals provide the habitat structure on which other reef organisms depend, the decreases in coral cover lead to big decreases in a reef's biodiversity.
In 2005, the UN Millennium Project recommended specific ways to scale up primary health care in the poorest countries, with the high-income countries helping to cover the costs that the poorest could not pay by themselves.
But what the Arab countries couldn't do with military support, they were able to do by providing political cover for the military intervention led by the US, Britain, and France.
Some mortgages even had negative amortization: payments did not cover the interest due, so every month the debt grew more.
Why didn't the American press corps cover the Bush administration properly for its first five years?
To cover the costs of aging and maintain its position as an economic power, Europe must increase overall labor participation considerably.
Above all, regulators would force financiers to hold more cash on hand to cover their own bets, and not rely so much on taxpayers as a backstop.
The markets for these products are still small, but they have strong growth potential, and their further development would enhance insurance companies' ability to cover risks of major international disasters.
Therefore, all countries, both developed and developing, need to do their part, with rich countries helping poor countries cover the financial costs of adjustment.
The social-security system is to be extended to cover all workers and farmers.
Yet the UN Environment Programme's first adaptation report, released in Lima, showed that the world remains wholly unprepared to cover the costs of adaptation.
Under the cover of silence, gays refrain from provoking the conflicts that a more vocal advocacy of homosexuality would bring.
A clean sweep, however, will ultimately be good for stocks and certainly much better than cover-up and lingering doubts about what the books really look like.
Two problems need to be addressed: the credibility of Greece's fiscal stabilization program, and how to cover the country's medium-term financing gap.
The 1976 plan called for sustainable logging and basic forest-fire control, but war intervened, costing Afghanistan half its forest cover.
Developed countries are thus morally obliged to pay partial compensation to poor and vulnerable countries and regions to cover part of the cost of the investments needed to adapt to climate change.
But no one has so far argued that the cost of damage caused to the development prospects of poor countries and regions is less than the amount of compensation being offered to cover adjustment costs.
Of course, assessments do not cover every important skill or attitude.
In the United States, health insurers cover the cost only if a first-degree relative - for example, a woman's mother - has had a history of breast or ovarian cancer; other women must pay out of pocket.
And Putin has to resort to ever more belligerent nationalism to cover up the social and economic deficiencies of his rule.
A glimmer of hope is Europe's willingness to use the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) imaginatively - as equity or first-loss cover.
The defense agreement signed in November by France and the United Kingdom is composed of two treaties, which cover joint deployment of their armed forces, nuclear deterrence, and improved equipment and communications.
But that should be the clear aim, with IMF assistance along the way to provide interim funding where necessary and political cover for governments obliged to take tough decisions on public spending and taxation.
Regulators then shifted to edicts requiring banks to maintain a specified capital cushion, thick enough to cover potential losses.
China's government has apparently begun to appreciate the limitations of cover-ups and stonewalling, and perhaps also the merits of allowing some room for free speech.
The logo on the Bulletin's cover is a clock, the proximity of whose hands to midnight indicates the editors' judgment of the precariousness of the world situation.

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