COVER


Meaning of COVER in English

I

n.

shelter

concealment

1) to seek; take ~

2) to break ~

3) ( colloq. ) to blow one's ~ ('to give oneself away')

4) under ~ (under ~ of darkness)

~ing

5) cloud ~

6) a dust; mattress; pillow ~

defense

7) air ~

front

8) a ~ for (the whole operation was a ~ for foreign agents)

envelope

9) under separate ~

binding

10) from ~ to ~ (to read a book from ~ to ~)

II

v.

1) ('to report on') to ~ live (the event will be ~ed live by TV)

2) ( D ; refl. , tr. ) ('to protect') to ~ against (this policy will ~ you against flood damage)

3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to substitute for') (to ~ for a friend)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.