cover

US /ˈkʌvɚ/

UK /'kʌvə(r)/

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noun

  • A different version of another song
  • Bed sheets; blankets
  • The outer part of a book or magazine.
  • (Police or military) protection from attack
  • Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
  • Thing you put over something to close or hide it
  • A new performance or recording of a previously recorded song.
  • Something that is placed over or in front of something else, especially for protection or concealment.
  • Front and back part of a book or magazine
  • A place providing protection from the weather or attack.
  • Shelter built to protect from the natural elements

verb

  • To record a different version of another song
  • To include as part of its area
  • To put something over something to hide it
  • To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
  • To form a layer over something so it is hidden
  • To have sufficient funds to pay for something
  • To include something within an agreed limit
  • To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
  • (Police or military) to protect from attack
  • To travel a certain distance in a given time
  • To wrap something with something, such as a cloth

other

  • To extend over (an area).
  • To travel over (a distance).
  • To be sufficient to pay for.
  • To extend over an area or period of time; to include.
  • To lie on the surface of something.
  • To perform or record a song originally performed by someone else.
  • To place something over or in front of, in order to protect or conceal.
  • To report on (an event or subject).

other

  • Protection or insurance.
  • A place providing protection from the weather or attack.

Examples

The club is a cover for various criminal activities.

There's a picture of the author on the back cover.