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"they made a cover of a Beatles' song"nouna recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
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"The grass covered the grave"verbform a cover over
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"cover your head!"verbclothe, as if for protection from the elements
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"the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"nounthe act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of ittype of:
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"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"verbtravel across or pass overtype of:
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"The period covered the turn of the century" "This farm covers some 200 acres"verbspan an interval of distance, space or timetype of:
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"under cover of darkness" "the brush provided a covert for game"nouna covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
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"this should cover everyone in the group"verbinclude in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
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"artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"nounfire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
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"cover the meat with a lot of gravy"verbput something on top of something else
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"under a covering of dust" "the fox was flushed from its cover"nouna natural object that covers or envelops
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nounthe protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
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verbmake up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
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"he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"nounbedding that keeps a person warm in bed
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"The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"verbhide from view or knowledge
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"The cub reporter covered New York City"verbbe responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
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"put the cover back on the kettle"nouncovering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
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"The course covered all of Western Civilization"verbact on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
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"The female covers the eggs"verbsit on (eggs)
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"The insurance won't cover this"verbprotect by insurance
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verbcover as if with a shroud
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"The horse covers the mare"verbcopulate with a female, used especially of horses
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"her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"nouna false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)type of:
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verbbe responsible for guarding an opponent in a gametype of:
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"Is this enough to cover the check?"verbbe sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost oftype of:
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"She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"verbhelp out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilitiestype of:
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verbhold within range of an aimed firearmtype of:
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"She covered herself with glory"verbinvest with a large or excessive amount of something
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"The second officer covered the top floor"verbmaintain a check on; especially by patrolling
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"Smith covered again"verbplay a higher card than the one previously playedtype of:
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"he covered left field"verbprotect or defend (a position in a game)type of:
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"The grant doesn't cover my salary"verbprovide fortype of:
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"cover her face with a handkerchief" "cover the child with a blanket" "cover the grave with flowers"verbprovide with a covering or cause to be coveredOpposite:
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"This paint covers well"verbspread over a surface to conceal or protect
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"Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"verbto take an action to protect against future problemstype of:
- come cover a certain distance
- hold cover as for protection against noise or smell
- run cover by running; run a certain distance
- face cover the front or surface of
- line cover the interior of
- top covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- felt cover with felt
- bank cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
- hide cover as if with a shroud
- paper cover with wallpaper