Kelime: cov·er Söyleniş:'k&-v&r İşlev:verb Türleri:cov·ered; cov·er·ing /'k&v-ri[ng], 'k&-v&-/ Kökeni: Middle English, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- operire to close, cover transitive senses 1 a : to guard from attack b (1) : to have within the range of one's guns : COMMAND (2) : to hold within range of an aimed firearm c (1) : to afford protection or security to : INSURE (2) : to afford protection against or compensation for d (1) : to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play (2) : to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball) e (1) : to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit your balance is insufficient to cover the check (2) : to maintain a check on especially by patrolling (3) : to protect by contrivance or expedient 2 a : to hide from sight or knowledge : CONCEALcover up a scandal b : to lie over : ENVELOP 3 : to lay or spread something over : OVERLAY 4 a : to spread over b : to appear here and there on the surface of 5 : to place or set a cover or covering over 6 a : to copulate with (a female animal) a horse covers a mare b : to sit on and incubate (eggs) 7 : to invest with a large or excessive amount of something covered herself with glory 8 : to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card) 9 : to have sufficient scope to include or take into account : COMPRISE 10 : to deal with : TREAT 11 a : to have as one's territory or field of activity one sales rep covers the whole state b : to report news about 12 : to pass over : TRAVERSE 13 : to place one's stake in equal jeopardy with in a bet 14 : to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale) 15 : to record a cover of (a song) intransitive senses 1 : to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice -- usually used with up 2 : to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence - cov·er·able /'k&v-r&-b&l, 'k&-v&-/ adjective - co·ver·er /'k&-v&r-&r/ noun - cover one's tracks : to conceal traces in order to elude pursuers - cover the groundorcover ground : to deal with a subject or assignment in a particular manner the new book covers a lot of ground