cover in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
cover in Hindi हिन्दी
cover in Malayalam മലയാളം
cover in Marathi मराठी
cover in Tamil தமிழ்
cover in English
- cover⇄adj. coverless.
- cover⇄cover, verb, noun.
- cover⇄expr. break cover, to come out in the open.
Ex. To reach the farmhouse the soldiers had to break cover and run across a field. - cover⇄expr. cover up,
a. to cover completely.
Ex. Often ... feeling cold after having kicked off the bedclothes, he would say in his sleep: ""Tom, cover me up"" (W. M. Thayer).
b. (Figurative.) to hide; conceal.
Ex. Goring and Hitler - cover⇄expr. from cover to cover, from the first page to the last; from beginning to end.
Ex. I read the book from cover to cover. - cover⇄expr. under cover,
a. hidden; secret; disguised.
Ex. He kept his activities under cover.
b. secretly.
Ex. The spies met their contacts under cover. - cover⇄noun coverer.
- cover⇄noun 1. something that covers.
Ex. the cover of a book. A box, can, or jar usually has a cover.
(SYN) lid, top, case, wrapping.
2a. protection; shelter; something that hides, conceals, or screens.
Ex. We took cover in an old she - cover⇄v.i. 1. to act as a substitute.
Ex. Please cover for me at the counter for a few minutes.
2. to make excuses; protect by making excuses (for).
Ex. The drug addict's family kept covering for him.
3. (Military.) to form or be in a - cover⇄v.t. 1. to put something over.
Ex. Pull the shade to cover the window. Cover this sleeping child with your coat. Cover this box with a wide board.
2. to be over; occupy the surface of; spread over.
Ex. She covered the cake with icing. - cover⇄wing case orcover
either of a pair of thickened front wings that form a protective covering for the hind pair in certain insects; elytron. Beetles have wing cases.