cover*/*/*/

[ˈkʌvə] verb [T] I

1) to put one thing over another in order to protect or hide it

Cover the food until you are ready to eat it.[/ex]

The noise was so loud I had to cover my ears.[/ex]

They covered the baby with a blanket.[/ex]

2) to be all over a surface or object

Bruises covered his entire body.[/ex]

His clothes were covered in mud.[/ex]

3) to deal with a particular situation or subject

The programme covers all aspects of health and safety at work.[/ex]

4) to give a report of an event on television or radio, or in a newspaper

We will be covering the game on Saturday afternoon.[/ex]

5) to have enough money to pay for something

We need £1, 000 a month to cover the rent.[/ex]

6) if an insurance agreement covers a situation or person, it provides protection against loss or damage

7) to travel a particular distance

We had to cover the last three miles on foot.[/ex]

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cover your tracks — to try to hide evidence of something bad that you have done[/ex]

cover yourself; cover your back — to take action to protect yourself against criticism, blame, or legal problems[/ex]

- cover for sb

- cover up

- cover sth up

II

noun

cover */*/*/[ˈkʌvə]

1) [C] something that you put over something else in order to hide it, protect it, or close it

She put plastic covers on all the furniture.[/ex]

cushion covers[/ex]

2) the covers

[plural] sheets and BLANKETS that you lie under in bed

3) [C] the outside page on the front or back of a book or magazine

Her face was once on the cover of Vogue magazine.[/ex]

On the train I read the newspaper from cover to cover (= read it all).[/ex]

4) [U] British

an agreement by an insurance company to pay money in a particular situation

5) [U] places such as buildings or trees where people or animals can hide or shelter from the weather

Everybody ran for cover as the rain started to fall.[/ex]

6) [singular] a false story that is used for hiding who someone really is

7) [U] British

an arrangement in which a person does the work of someone who is away or ill

8) [C] a song that is recorded by someone who is not the original performer

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under cover — pretending to be someone else in order to find out secret information[/ex]

under cover of night/darkness — hidden by darkness[/ex]