[ˈkʌvə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it
(e.g: the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth)

- extend over (an area)
(e.g: the grounds covered eight acres)

- deal with (a subject) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events
(e.g: a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present)

- (of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a cost)
(e.g: there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation)

- disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action
(e.g: Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment)

- aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping
(e.g: she raised her gun to cover Klift)

- record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else
(e.g: other artists who have covered the song include U2)

- (of a male animal, especially a stallion) copulate with (a female animal)
(e.g: a working stallion who has covered forty mares this season)

- play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick
(e.g: the ploy will fail if the ten is covered)


Phrases:
- break cover
- cover all the bases
- cover one's ass
- cover one's back
- cover one's position
- cover one's tracks
- cover oneself in glory
- cover the waterfront
- from cover to cover
- take cover
- under cover
- under cover of
- under plain cover
- under separate cover

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of covert

[ˈkʌvə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it
(e.g: a seat cover)

- shelter or protection sought by people in danger
(e.g: the sirens wailed and we ran for cover)

- protection by insurance against a liability, loss, or accident
(e.g: your policy provides cover against damage by subsidence)

- a recording or performance of a song previously recorded by a different artist
(e.g: the band played covers of Beatles songs)

- a place setting at a table in a restaurant
(e.g: the busiest time is in summer, with up to a thousand covers for three meals a day)



Phrases:
- break cover
- cover all the bases
- cover one's ass
- cover one's back
- cover one's position
- cover one's tracks
- cover oneself in glory
- cover the waterfront
- from cover to cover
- take cover
- under cover
- under cover of
- under plain cover
- under separate cover

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of covert