cover
/ˈkʌvɚ/ verb A2- To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. · He covered the baby with a blanket.· When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
- To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect. · The blanket covered the baby.
- To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal. · Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
- To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal. · You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
- To put on one's hat.
- To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself). · The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
- To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of. · The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
- To deal with or include someone or something.
Plural cover · He/she/it covers · Past covered · Past participle covered · -ing form covering
Verb forms
- Base form
- cover
- He/she/it
- covers
- Past
- covered
- Past participle
- covered
- -ing form
- covering
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Father Wolf waited till his cubs could run a little, and then on the night of the Pack Meeting took them and Mowgli and Mother Wolf to the Council Rock--a hilltop covered with stones and boulders where a hundred wolves could hide.
Now there is a cloud coming to cover that moon.
So he sang a very mournful song that he made up on the spur of the minute, and just as he got to the most touching part, the grass quivered again, and Rikki-tikki, covered with dirt, dragged himself out of the hole leg by leg, licking his whiskers.
We have great big stones, all covered with moss, for seats, and boards from tree to tree for shelves.
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