Definitions For Cover

noun

• Fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
• The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
• A false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
• The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
• Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
• A recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
• A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
• Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
• A natural object that covers or envelops
• A fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
• Something that is put around or on top of another thing especially to protect, hide, or close it
• A blanket or sheet on a bed
• The outer part of a book or magazine

verb

• Clothe, as if for protection from the elements
• Sit on (eggs)
• Protect by insurance
• Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
• Maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
• Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
• Hold within range of an aimed firearm
• Protect or defend (a position in a game)
• Be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
• Play a higher card than the one previously played
• Form a cover over
• Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
• Put something on top of something else
• Copulate with a female, used especially of horses
• Cover as if with a shroud
• Travel across or pass over
• Spread over a surface to conceal or protect
• Hide from view or knowledge
• Be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
• To take an action to protect against future problems
• Help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
• Invest with a large or excessive amount of something
• Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
• Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
• Provide for
• Span an interval of distance, space or time
• To put something over, on top of, or in front of (something else) especially in order to protect, hide, or close it
• To be spread over or on top of (something)
• To be over much or all of the surface of (something)