🛡️cover

verb
/ˈkʌvər/

Meaning

to place something over or on top of something else to protect or hide it
to put something over or upon something else to protect or conceal

Example Sentences

She used a blanket to cover the sleeping child.

Please cover the food to keep it fresh.

Example Expressions

cover up

Synonyms

conceal, shield, hide, wrap, protect
Entry 1
conceal, shield, hide, wrap, protect
Entry 2
protect, shield, hide, conceal

Antonyms

expose, uncover, reveal
Entry 1
expose, uncover
Entry 2
expose, uncover, reveal

Collocations

cover story, cover charge, cover page, cover letter, cover up, cover ground, book cover
Entry 1
cover story, cover charge, cover page, cover letter
Entry 2
cover up, cover story, cover ground, book cover

More Example Sentences

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features by taking photographs

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features by taking photographs and collecting samples

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features by taking photographs and collecting samples to study back at the university lab

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features by taking photographs and collecting samples to study back at the university lab where her team analyzes the plant's unique properties

A scientist discovers a new plant in a tropical rainforest during a three-month research trip and carefully documents its features by taking photographs and collecting samples to study back at the university lab where her team analyzes the plant's unique properties and compares them with known species

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully and bring the child back for a follow-up visit next week.

Related Vocabularies

to take up space or time; to live or work in a place
To lift or move something to a higher position; to increase; to bring up.
to shake slightly; to move or cause to move with quick, small jerks
to arrange or systematize something
to examine similarities and differences between things
To force or drive someone to do something.

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