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  • 51cover up — verb hide from view or knowledge The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House • Syn: ↑cover • Derivationally related forms: ↑cover up, ↑covering (for: ↑cover) …

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  • 52cover — /ˈkʌvə / (say kuvuh) verb (t) 1. to put something over or upon as for protection or concealment. 2. to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; occupy the surface of. 3. to put a cover or covering on; clothe. 4. to put one s hat on (one s… …

  • 53cover — I. verb (covered; covering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French coverir, covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co + operire to close, cover Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to guard from attack b …

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  • 54cover — 1. verb 1) she covered her face with a towel Syn: protect, shield, shelter; hide, conceal, veil Ant: expose, reveal 2) his car was covered in mud Syn: cak …

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  • 55cover — {{11}}cover (n.) early 13c., in compounds, from COVER (Cf. cover) (v.). Meaning recording of a song already recorded by another is 1966. Cover girl is U.S. slang from 1915, shortening of magazine cover girl. {{12}}cover (v.) mid 12c., from O.Fr.… …

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  • 56cover — v 1. protect, shield, shelter, place under cover; conceal, hide, house, secrete, ensconce, cache, bury. 2. overlay, overspread, blanket, mantle, canopy, carpet, pave, film, coat, layer; overgrow, overrun, envelop; overlie, overlap, extend over or …

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  • 57Cover — Co|ver 〈[ kʌ̣və(r)] n. 15〉 1. Hülle einer CD, Schallplatte, DVD usw. 2. Titelseite (von Illustrierten) [engl., „Bedeckung“] * * * Co|ver [ kavɐ ], das; s, [s] [engl. cover, zu: to cover = bedecken < frz. couvrir, ↑ Couvert]: a) Titelseite,… …

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  • 58cover — Synonyms and related words: American plan, European plan, Smyth sewing, a la carte, abri, account for, accouple, accumulate, act, admit, afghan, agglutinate, air cover, air raid, air support, air raid shelter, alibi, altar carpet, altar cloth,… …

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  • 59cover up — phrasal verb Word forms cover up : present tense I/you/we/they cover up he/she/it covers up present participle covering up past tense covered up past participle covered up 1) [transitive] same as cover I, 1) 2) [intransitive/transitive] to put… …

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  • 60cover — / kʌvə/ noun 1. the proportion of a target audience reached by advertising 2. the protection guaranteed by insurance ♦ to operate without adequate cover to operate without being protected by enough insurance ♦ to ask for additional cover to ask… …

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