Meaning of cover | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lid.
   countable, uncountable
2. A lid
3. A surname.
4. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view
5. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
   uncountable
6. A river in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure; in full, the River Cover.
7. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc
8. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
   countable, uncountable
9. The top sheet of a bed
10. The top sheet of a bed.
    countable, uncountable
11. A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used
12. A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
    countable, uncountable
13. A bag or packet.
    India, countable, uncountable
14. A cover charge.
    countable, uncountable
15. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
    countable, uncountable
16. A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
    countable, uncountable
17. A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
    countable, uncountable
18. A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
    countable, uncountable
19. The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
    countable, uncountable
20. A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
    countable, uncountable
21. A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
    countable, uncountable
22. An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
    countable, uncountable
23. A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
    countable, uncountable
24. In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
    countable, uncountable
25. An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
    countable, uncountable
26. A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
    countable, uncountable
27. A swindler's confederate.
    countable, dated, uncountable
28. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
    countable, uncountable
29. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
    countable, uncountable
30. The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The soldiers took cover behind a ruined building.”

“There's a $15 cover tonight.”

“We need to set another cover for the Smith party.”

“When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.”

“The captain signalled his best fielder from short leg to cover.”

“The covers were put on just before lunch.”

“He was brought in as cover for wicketkeeper.”

“The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.”

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