Sekirov Dictionary

cover

UK /ˈkʌvə/US /ˈkʌvɚ/

verb26

  1. to put something on top of something else so as to hide it or keep it safe
  2. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
  3. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
  4. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
  5. (old-fashioned) To put on one's hat.
  6. To have under one’s scope or purview.
  7. To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
  8. To deal with or include someone or something.
  9. To provide insurance coverage for.
  10. To be enough money for.
  11. To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
  12. To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
  13. To act as a replacement.
  14. To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
  15. To protect, to guard.
  16. To protect from attack in general, to guard.
  17. To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
  18. To protect or control (a piece or square).
  19. To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
  20. To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
  21. To have as an assignment or responsibility.
  22. To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
  23. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
  24. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
  25. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
  26. (old-fashioned) To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal.

noun23

  1. A lid.
  2. The top sheet of a bed.
  3. A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
  4. A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
  5. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
  6. A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
  7. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
  8. A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
  9. An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
  10. A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
  11. A cover charge.
  12. A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
  13. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
  14. A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
  15. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
  16. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
  17. The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
  18. An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
  19. The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
  20. A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
  21. In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
  22. (India) A bag or packet.
  23. (old-fashioned) A swindler's confederate.

adjective2

  1. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
  2. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
forms

cover'd · covered · coveredst · ycovered · covering · covereth · covers · coverest

Phrases with cover

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