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noun
1.
any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure.
2.
Also, cov·er·up. any of various women's garments, as loose blouses, jump suits, caftans, or sarongs, worn over a swimsuit, exercise clothing, or the like.
Origin:
1925–30; noun use of verb phrase cover up
1925–30; noun use of verb phrase cover up
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Cover up
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verb (used with object)
1.
to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
2.
to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth.
3.
to provide with a covering or top: Cover the pot with a lid.
4.
to protect or conceal (the body, head, etc.) with clothes, a hat, etc; wrap.
5.
EXPANDto bring upon (oneself): He covered himself with glory by his exploits.
6.
to hide from view; screen.
7.
to spread on or over; apply to: to cover bread with honey.
8.
to put all over the surface of: to cover a wall with paint.
9.
to include, deal with, or provide for; address: The rules cover working conditions.
10.
to suffice to defray or meet (a charge, expense, etc.): Ten dollars should cover my expenses.
11.
to offset (an outlay, loss, liability, etc.).
12.
to achieve in distance traversed; pass or travel over: We covered 600 miles a day on our trip.
13.
Journalism.
a.
to act as a reporter or reviewer of (an event, a field of interest, a performance, etc.); have as an assignment: She covers sports for the paper.
b.
to publish or broadcast a report or reports of (a news item, a series of related events, etc.): The press covered the trial in great detail.
14.
to pass or rise over and surmount or envelop: The river covered the town during the flood.
15.
Insurance. to insure against risk or loss.
16.
to shelter; protect; serve as a defense for.
17.
18.
to take temporary charge of or responsibility for in place of another: Please cover my phone while I'm out to lunch.
19.
to extend over; comprise: The book covers 18th-century England.
20.
to be assigned to or responsible for, as a territory or field of endeavor: We have two sales representatives covering the Southwest.
21.
to aim at, as with a pistol.
22.
to have within range, as a fortress does adjacent territory.
23.
to play a card higher than (the one led or previously played in the round).
24.
to deposit the equivalent of (money deposited), as in wagering.
25.
to accept the conditions of (a bet, wager, etc.).
26.
(in short selling) to purchase securities or commodities in order to deliver them to the broker from whom they were borrowed.
27.
Baseball. to take a position close to or at (a base) so as to catch a ball thrown to the base: The shortstop covered second on the attempted steal.
28.
Sports. to guard (an opponent on offense) so as to prevent him or her from scoring or carrying out his or her assignment: to cover a potential pass receiver.
29.
(especially of a male animal) to copulate with.
30.
COLLAPSE(of a hen) to brood or sit on (eggs or chicks).
verb (used without object)
31.
Informal. to serve as a substitute for someone who is absent: We cover for the receptionist during lunch hour.
32.
to hide the wrongful or embarrassing action of another by providing an alibi or acting in the other's place: They covered for him when he missed roll call.
33.
to play a card higher than the one led or previously played in the round: She led the eight and I covered with the jack.
34.
to spread over an area or surface, especially for the purpose of obscuring an existing covering or of achieving a desired thickness and evenness: This paint is much too thin to cover.
noun
Verb phrase35.
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
36.
a blanket, quilt, or the like: Put another cover on the bed.
37.
protection; shelter; concealment.
38.
anything that veils, screens, or shuts from sight: under cover of darkness.
39.
EXPANDwoods, underbrush, etc., serving to shelter and conceal wild animals or game; a covert.
40.
Ecology. vegetation that serves to protect or conceal animals, such as birds, from excessive sunlight, from drying, or from predators.
41.
a set of eating utensils and the like, as plate, knife, fork, and napkin, placed for each person at a table.
42.
43.
a covering of snow, especially when suitable for skiing.
44.
a pretense; feigning.
45.
a person who substitutes for another or stands ready to substitute if needed: She was hired as a cover for six roles at the opera house.
47.
Philately.
a.
an envelope or outer wrapping for mail.
b.
a letter folded so that the address may be placed on the outside and the missive mailed.
48.
Finance. funds to cover liability or secure against risk of loss.
49.
Music. cover version.
50.
COLLAPSEAlso called covering. Mathematics. a collection of sets having the property that a given set is contained in the union of the sets in the collection.
51.
Idiomscover up,
a.
to cover completely; enfold.
b.
to keep secret; conceal: She tried to cover up her part in the plot.
52.
blow one's cover, to divulge one's secret identity, especially inadvertently: The TV news story blew his carefully fabricated cover.
53.
break cover, to emerge, especially suddenly, from a place of concealment: The fox broke cover and the chase was on.
54.
cover one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. to take measures that will prevent one from suffering blame, loss, harm, etc.
55.
take cover, to seek shelter or safety: The hikers took cover in a deserted cabin to escape the sudden storm.
56.
under cover,
a.
clandestinely; secretly: Arrangements for the escape were made under cover.
b.
within an envelope: The report will be mailed to you under separate cover.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English coveren < Old French covrir < Latin cooperīre to cover completely, equivalent to co- co- + operīre to shut, close, cover (op-, apparently for ob- ob- + -erīre; see aperient)
1200–50; Middle English coveren < Old French covrir < Latin cooperīre to cover completely, equivalent to co- co- + operīre to shut, close, cover (op-, apparently for ob- ob- + -erīre; see aperient)
Related forms
cov·er·a·ble, adjective
cov·er·er, noun
cov·er·less, adjective
half-cov·ered, adjective
pre·cov·er, verb (used with object)
EXPANDwell-cov·ered, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. overlay, overspread, envelop, enwrap. 6. cloak, conceal. 11. counterbalance, compensate for. 37, 38. Cover, protection, screen, shelter mean a defense against harm or danger and a provision for safety. The main idea in cover is that of concealment, as in darkness, in a wood, or behind something: The ground troops were left without cover when the air force was withdrawn. Screen refers especially to something behind which one can hide: A heavy fire formed a screen for ground operations. Protection and shelter emphasize the idea of a guard or defense, a shield against injury or death. A protection is any such shield: In World War II, an air cover of airplanes served as a protection for troops. A shelter is something that covers over and acts as a place of refuge: An abandoned monastery acted as a shelter.
2. overlay, overspread, envelop, enwrap. 6. cloak, conceal. 11. counterbalance, compensate for. 37, 38. Cover, protection, screen, shelter mean a defense against harm or danger and a provision for safety. The main idea in cover is that of concealment, as in darkness, in a wood, or behind something: The ground troops were left without cover when the air force was withdrawn. Screen refers especially to something behind which one can hide: A heavy fire formed a screen for ground operations. Protection and shelter emphasize the idea of a guard or defense, a shield against injury or death. A protection is any such shield: In World War II, an air cover of airplanes served as a protection for troops. A shelter is something that covers over and acts as a place of refuge: An abandoned monastery acted as a shelter.
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Word Origin & History
cover
c.1150, from O.Fr. covrir, from L.L. coperire, from L. cooperire "to cover over," from com- intens. prefix + operire "to close, cover" (see weir). Military sense is from 1687; newspaper sense first recorded 1893; use in football dates from 1907. Betting sense is 1857. As a
EXPAND euphemism for "copulation of horses" it dates from 1535. Meaning "recording of a song already recorded by another" is 1966. Cover-up is from 1927. Cover girl is U.S. slang from 1915, shortening of magazine-cover girl.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
cover up
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Wrap up or enfold in order to protect. For example, Be sure to cover up the outdoor furniture in case of rain, or It's cold, so be sure to cover up the baby. [Late 1800s]
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Conceal something, especially a crime, as in The opposition accused the President of covering up his assistant's suicide. [c. 1920]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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