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coverable (ˈkʌvərəb əl) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. possible to cover

cover (ˈkʌvə Pronunciation for cover ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to place or spread something over so as to protect or conceal
  2. to provide with a covering; clothe
  3. to put a garment, esp a hat, on (the body or head)
  4. to extend over or lie thickly on the surface of; spread ⇒ snow covered the fields
  5. to bring upon (oneself); invest (oneself) as if with a covering ⇒ covered with shame
  6. sometimes foll by up to act as a screen or concealment for; hide from view
  7. (military) to protect (an individual, formation, or place) by taking up a position from which fire may be returned if those being protected are fired upon
  8. also intr, often foll by for to assume responsibility for (a person or thing) ⇒ to cover for a colleague in his absence
  9. intr; foll by for or up for to provide an alibi (for)
  10. to have as one's territory ⇒ this salesman covers your area
  11. to travel over ⇒ to cover three miles a day
  12. tr to have or place in the aim and within the range of (a firearm)
  13. to include or deal with ⇒ his talk covered all aspects of the subject
  14. (of an asset or income) to be sufficient to meet (a liability or expense)
    1. to insure against loss, risk, etc
    2. to provide for (loss, risk, etc) by insurance
  16. also intr (finance) to purchase (securities, etc) in order to meet contracts, esp short sales
  17. to deposit (an equivalent stake) in a bet or wager
  18. also intr to play a card higher in rank than (one played beforehand by another player)
  19. to act as reporter or photographer on (a news event, etc) for a newspaper or magazine ⇒ to cover sports events
  20. (sport) to guard or protect (an opponent, team-mate, or area)
  21. (music) to record a cover version of
  22. (of a male animal, esp a horse) to copulate with (a female animal)
  23. (of a bird) to brood (eggs)

noun

  1. anything that covers, spreads over, protects, or conceals
  2. woods or bushes providing shelter or a habitat for wild creatures
    1. a blanket used on a bed for warmth
    2. another word for bedspread
  4. (finance) liquid assets, reserves, or guaranteed income sufficient to discharge a liability, meet an expenditure, etc
  5. a pretext, disguise, or false identity ⇒ the thief sold brushes as a cover
  6. (insurance) another word for coverage (sense 3)
  7. an envelope or package for sending through the post ⇒ under plain cover
  8. (philately)
    1. an entire envelope that has been postmarked

    2. See on cover

  9. an individual table setting, esp in a restaurant
  10. (sport) the guarding or protection of an opponent, team-mate, or area
  11. Also called: cover version. a version by a different artist of a previously recorded musical item
  12. (cricket)
    1. often plural the area more or less at right angles to the pitch on the off side and usually about halfway to the boundary ⇒ to field in the covers
    2. (as modifier) ⇒ a cover drive by a batsman
    3. Also called: cover point. a fielder in such a position
  13. (ecology) the percentage of the ground surface covered by a given species of plant

  14. See break cover

  15. See take cover

  16. See under cover

See also

cover-up

Derived Forms

ˈcoverable adjective
ˈcoverer noun
ˈcoverless adjective

Word Origin

C13: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperīre to cover completely, from operīre to cover over

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