cover
verb
[ ˈkʌvə ]
• put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.
• "the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth"
Similar:
put something on top of,
place something over,
place under cover,
protect,
shield,
shelter,
envelop,
enfold,
engulf,
enclose,
tuck,
cup,
surround,
house,
sink,
embed,
bury,
submerge,
immerse,
• extend over (an area).
• "the grounds covered eight acres"
• deal with (a subject) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events.
• "a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present"
• (of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a cost).
• "there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation"
Similar:
offset,
counterbalance,
balance,
cancel out,
make up for,
pay back,
pay,
pay for,
be enough for,
fund,
finance,
make up,
have enough money for,
provide for,
• disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action.
• "Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment"
Similar:
mask,
disguise,
obscure,
hide,
stop something being overheard,
muffle,
stifle,
smother,
camouflage,
blot out,
cloak,
veil,
shroud,
swathe,
secrete,
envelop,
enshroud,
• aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.
• "she raised her gun to cover Klift"
• record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else.
• "other artists who have covered the song include U2"
• (of a male animal, especially a stallion) copulate with (a female animal).
• "a working stallion who has covered forty mares this season"
• play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick.
• "the ploy will fail if the ten is covered"
cover
noun
• a thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.
• "a seat cover"
Similar:
sleeve,
wrapping,
wrapper,
covering,
envelope,
sheath,
sheathing,
housing,
jacket,
casing,
cowling,
awning,
tarpaulin,
lid,
top,
cap,
coating,
coat,
layer,
carpet,
blanket,
overlay,
topping,
dusting,
cloak,
mantle,
canopy,
film,
sheet,
veneer,
crust,
surface,
skim,
skin,
thickness,
deposit,
veil,
pall,
shroud,
• shelter or protection sought by people in danger.
• "the sirens wailed and we ran for cover"
Similar:
shelter,
protection,
refuge,
hiding,
concealment,
housing,
sanctuary,
shield,
defence,
haven,
hiding place,
• protection by insurance against a liability, loss, or accident.
• "your policy provides cover against damage by subsidence"
• a recording or performance of a song previously recorded by a different artist.
• "the band played covers of Beatles songs"
• a place setting at a table in a restaurant.
• "the busiest time is in summer, with up to a thousand covers for three meals a day"
• short for cover point.
• "an easy catch by Hick at cover"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of covert.
