covered

cov·er  (kvr)

v. cov·ered, cov·er·ing, cov·ers

v.tr.

1. To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal.

2. To overlay or spread with something: cover potatoes with gravy.

3.

a. To put a cover or covering on.

b. To wrap up; clothe.

4. To invest (oneself) with a great deal of something: covered themselves with glory.

5.

a. To spread over the surface of: Dust covered the table. Snow covered the ground.

b. To extend over: a farm covering more than 100 acres.

6.

a. To copulate with (a female). Used especially of horses.

b. To sit on in order to hatch.

7. To hide or screen from view or knowledge; conceal: covered up his misdemeanors.

8.

a. To protect or shield from harm, loss, or danger.

b. To protect by insurance: took out a new policy that will cover all our camera equipment.

c. To compensate or make up for.

9. To be sufficient to defray, meet, or offset the cost or charge of: had enough funds to cover her check.

10. To make provision for; take into account: The law does not cover all crimes.

11. To deal with; treat of: The book covers the feminist movement.

12. To travel or pass over; traverse: They covered 60 miles in two days.

13.

a. To have as one's territory or sphere of work.

b. To be responsible for reporting the details of (an event or situation): Two reporters covered the news story.

14. To hold within the range and aim of a weapon, such as a firearm.

15. To protect, as from enemy attack, by occupying a strategic position.

16. Sports

a. To guard (an opponent playing offense).

b. To defend (a position or area): cover third base; cover the backcourt.

17. To match (an opponent's stake) in a wager.

18. To purchase (stock that one has shorted).

19. Games To play a higher-ranking card than (the one previously played).

20. Music To record a cover version of (a song).

21. Obsolete To pardon or remit.

v.intr.

1. To spread over a surface to protect or conceal something: a paint that covers well.

2. To act as a substitute or replacement during someone's absence: Her assistant covered for her.

3. To hide something in order to save someone from censure or punishment: cover up for a colleague.

4. Games To play a higher card than the one previously played.

n.

1. Something that covers or is laid, placed, or spread over or upon something else, as:

a. A lid or top.

b. A binding or enclosure for a book or magazine.

c. A bedcover.

d. A protective overlay, as for a mattress or furniture.

2.

a. Something that provides shelter.

b. Strategic protection given by armed units during hostile action: The battleship approached the combat zone under a cover of fighter planes.

3.

a. Something, such as vegetation, covering the surface of the ground.

b. Vegetation, such as underbrush, serving as protective concealment for wild animals.

4. A layer of clouds obscuring the sky or ground.

5.

a. Something, such as darkness, that screens, conceals, or disguises. See Synonyms at shelter.

b. A false background and identity, especially for a spy.

6. A table setting for one person: Covers were laid for ten.

7. A cover charge.

8. An envelope or wrapper for mail.

9. Funds sufficient to meet an obligation or secure against loss.

10. One who substitutes for another.

11. Music A cover version.

Idioms:

cover (one's) ass

Vulgar Slang To take measures to avoid being held responsible if something goes wrong.

cover (one's) tracks

To conceal traces so as to elude pursuers.

cover (the) ground

1. To traverse a given distance with satisfying speed.

2. To deal with or accomplish something in a certain manner: The history course covered a lot of ground in six weeks.

take cover

To seek concealment or protection, as from enemy fire.

under cover

1. In an enclosure for mailing.

2. Being hidden or protected, as by darkness.

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[Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperre, to cover completely : co-, intensive pref.; see co- + operre, to cover; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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cover·a·ble adj.

cover·er n.

cover·less adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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" bare - lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"

Translations

covered [ˈkʌvə^rd] adj

(= enclosed) [area] → couvert(e)

(= coated) to be covered in sth, to be covered with sth [+ mud, blood, dust] → être couvert(e) de qch
My face was covered with mosquito bites → J'avais le visage couvert de piqûres de moustique.
covered wagon n → chariot m bâché
cover girl n → cover-girl f