1. (

• cover

) provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" ;

2. (

• cover ,
• spread_over

) form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" ;

3. (

• cover ,
• continue ,
• extend ,

) span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" ;

4. (

• cover

) provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary" ;

5. (

• cover ,
• treat ,
• handle ,
• plow ,
• deal ,
• address ,

) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" ;

6. (

• embrace ,
• encompass ,
• comprehend ,
• cover ,

) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" ;

7. (

• traverse ,
• track ,
• cover ,
• cross ,
• pass_over ,
• get_over ,
• get_across ,
• cut_through ,
• cut_across

) travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" ;

8. (

• report ,
• cover ,

) be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" ;

9. (

• cover ,

) hold within range of an aimed firearm ;

10. (

• cover ,

) to take an action to protect against future problems; "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself" ;

11. (

• cover ,
• cover_up

) hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" ;

12. (

• cover

) protect or defend (a position in a game); "he covered left field" ;

13. (

• cover ,

) maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor" ;

14. (

• cover ,
• insure ,
• underwrite

) protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" ;

15. (

• cover ,
• compensate ,
• overcompensate

) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" ;

16. (

• cover ,

) invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory" ;

17. (

• cover ,

) help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week" ;

18. (

• cover

) be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; "Is this enough to cover the check?" ;

19. (

• cover ,

) spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well" ;

20. (

• shroud ,
• enshroud ,
• hide ,
• cover ,

) cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" ;

21. (

• breed ,
• cover ,

) copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" ;

22. (

• overlay ,
• cover ,

) put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" ;

23. (

• cover ,

) play a higher card than the one previously played; "Smith covered again" ;

24. (

• cover ,

) be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game ;

25. (

• brood ,
• hatch ,
• cover ,
• incubate

) sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" ;

26. (

• cover ,
• wrap_up

) clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" ;

1. (

• covered

) overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" ;