Толковый словарь английского языка - cover
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I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~ir, covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co+ operire to close, ~ Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to guard from attack, b. to have within the range of one's guns ; command , to hold within range of an aimed firearm, c. to afford protection or security to ; insure , to afford protection against or compensation for , d. to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play , to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball) , e. to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit , to maintain a check on especially by patrolling, to protect by contrivance or expedient, 2. to hide from sight or knowledge ; conceal , to lie over ; envelop , to lay or spread something over ; overlay , 4. to spread over , to appear here and there on the surface of , to place or set a ~ or ~ing over , 6. to copulate with (a female animal) , to sit on and incubate (eggs), to invest with a large or excessive amount of something , to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card), to have sufficient scope to include or take into account , to deal with ; treat , 11. to have as one's territory or field of activity , to report news about , to pass over ; traverse , to defray the cost of , to place one's stake in equal jeopardy with in a bet, to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale), to record or perform a ~ of (a song), intransitive verb to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice, to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence, ~able adjective ~er noun II. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 14th century something that protects, shelters, or guards: as, natural shelter for an animal, b. a position or situation affording protection from enemy fire, the protection offered by airplanes in tactical support of a military operation, ~age 1a, b, 2a, something that is placed over or about another thing:, lid , top , a binding or case for a book or the analogous part of a magazine, an overlay or outer layer especially for protection , a tablecloth and the other table accessories, ~ charge , roof , a cloth used on a bed for warmth or for decoration, something (as vegetation or snow) that ~s the ground, the extent to which clouds obscure the sky, 3. something that conceals or obscures , a masking device ; pretext , an envelope or wrapper for mail, one who substitutes for another during an absence, a recording or performance of a song previously recorded by another performer, ~less adjective
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by with) protect or conceal by means of a cloth, lid, etc. 2 a extend over; occupy the whole surface of (covered in dirt; covered with writing). b (often foll. by with) strew thickly or thoroughly (covered the floor with straw). c lie over; be a covering to (the blanket scarcely covered him). 3 a protect; clothe. b (as covered adj.) wearing a hat; having a roof. 4 include; comprise; deal with (the talk covered recent discoveries). 5 travel (a specified distance) (covered sixty miles). 6 Journalism a report (events, a meeting, etc.). b investigate as a reporter. 7 be enough to defray (expenses, a bill, etc.) ({pound}20 should cover it). 8 a refl. take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself (had covered myself by saying I might be late). b (absol.; foll. by for) deputize or stand in for (a colleague etc.) (will you cover for me?). 9 Mil. a aim a gun etc. at. b (of a fortress, guns, etc.) command (a territory). c stand behind (a person in the front rank). d protect (an exposed person etc.) by being able to return fire. 10 a esp. Cricket stand behind (another player) to stop any missed balls. b (in team games) mark (a corresponding player of the other side). 11 (also absol.) (in some card-games) play a card higher than (one already played to the same trick). 12 (of a stallion, a bull, etc.) copulate with. --n. 1 something that covers or protects, esp.: a a lid. b the binding of a book. c either board of this. d an envelope or the wrapper of a parcel (under separate cover). e the outer case of a pneumatic tyre. f (in pl.) bedclothes. 2 a hiding-place; a shelter. 3 woods or undergrowth sheltering game or covering the ground (see COVERT). 4 a a pretence; a screen (under cover of humility). b a spy's pretended identity or activity, intended as concealment. c Mil. a supporting force protecting an advance party from attack. 5 a funds, esp. obtained by insurance, to meet a liability or secure against a contingent loss. b the state of being protected (third-party cover). 6 a place setting at...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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