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1. cov.er \'k*v-*r\ \'k*v-(*-)rin\ \'k*v-*r-*r\ vb or cov.er.ing [ME
coveren, fr. OF covrir, fr. L cooperire, fr. co- +]operire to close, cover
- more at WEIR 1a: to guard from attack 1b1: to have within the range of
one's guns : COMMAND 1b2: to hold within range of an aimed firearm 1c1:
to afford protection or security to : INSURE 1c2: to afford protection
against or compensation for 1d1: to guard (an opponent) in order to
obstruct a play 1d2: to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in
baseball) 1e1: to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a
reserve or d eposit 1e2: to maintain a check on esp. by patrolling 1e3: to
protect by contrivance or expedient 2a: to hide from sight or knowledge :
CONCEAL {~ up a scan dal} 2b: to lie over : ENVELOP 3: to lay or spread
something over : OVERLAY 4a: to spread over 4b: to appear here and there
on the surface of 5: to place or set a cover or covering over 6a: to
copulate with (a female) {a horse ~s a mare} 6b: to sit on and incubate
(eggs) 7: to invest with a large or excessive amount of something {~s)X
himself with glory} 8: to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously
played card) 9: to have sufficient scope to include or take into account
10: to deal with : TREAT 11a: to have as one's territory or field of
activity 11b: to report news about 12: to pass over : TRAVERSE 13: to
place one's stake in equal jeopardy with in a bet 14: to buy securities or
commodities for delivery against (an earlier shor t sale) 1: to conceal
something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice {~ up for a
friend} 2: to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence -
cov.er.er n
2. cover n often attrib 1: something that protects, shelters, or guards :
as 1a: natural shelter for an animal or the factors that provide such
shelter 1b1: a position or situation affording protection from enemy fire
1b2: the protection offered by airplanes in tactical support of a military
operation 2: something that is placed over or about another thing : 2a:
LID, TOP 2b: a binding or case for a book; also : the front or back of
such a binding 2c: an overlay or outer layer esp. for protection 2d: a
tablecloth and the other table fittings 2e: ROOF 2f: a cloth used on a
bed 2g: something (as vegetation or snow) that covers the ground 2h: the
extent to which clouds obscure the sky 3: something that conceals or
obscures : SCREEN 4: an envelope or wrapper for mail