cover

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noun

1 sth put on/over sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ protective

▪ removable, reversible

▪ leather, plastic

▪ dust

▪

We spread dust covers over the furniture while the builders were working.

▪ cushion, duvet, mattress, pillow (AmE), seat

▪ loose (BrE)

▪

a sofa with a loose cover

▪ album, CD, DVD

▪ manhole

VERB + COVER

▪ put on, replace

▪ lift, open, remove, take off

▪

He held his nose as he lifted the cover of the bin.

PREPOSITION

▪ cover for

▪

a cover for the swimming pool

2 sth that is over sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ dense, thick

▪

a thick cover of snow

▪ cloud, ice, snow

▪

We descended into JFK through thick cloud cover.

▪ canopy, forest, ground, tree, vegetation, vegetative (technical, esp. AmE)

▪

plants that provide good ground cover

3 outside of a book/magazine

ADJECTIVE

▪ back, front

▪ hard, soft

▪ glossy

▪ book, magazine

VERB + COVER

▪ adorn, grace

▪

Her image has graced the covers of many glossy magazines.

▪ design

COVER + NOUN

▪ illustration, image, photo, photograph, picture

▪ art, artwork, design

▪ article, feature, story

▪ page

▪ shoot (= the activity of taking a photograph for a magazine cover)

▪ boy (AmE), girl, model (AmE)

▪ price (= the price that a book or magazine is sold for)

▪

The author only gets 1% of the cover price.

PREPOSITION

▪ on a/the cover

▪

a picture of the author on the back cover.

4 the covers blankets, sheets, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ bed

▪ thick, warm

▪ thin

VERB + THE COVERS

▪ get under

▪ pull up

▪ fling off, pull back, push back, throw back

▪

She threw back the covers and got out of bed.

▪ pull off, rip off, yank off (esp. AmE)

▪

‘Get up!’ she said, yanking off the covers.

▪ tuck around sb

PREPOSITION

▪ under the cover

PHRASES

▪ pull the covers over your head

▪

He pulled the covers over his head and tried to get back to sleep.

5 (BrE) insurance against sth ⇨ See also ↑coverage

ADJECTIVE

▪ comprehensive, full

▪ wide

▪

This company provides wider cover.

▪ standard

▪ additional

▪ insurance

▪ fire, health, indemnity, life, medical

VERB + COVER

▪ have

▪ give sb, provide (sb with)

PREPOSITION

▪ cover against

▪

cover against accidental damage

▪ cover for

▪

cover for contents

6 shelter/protection from the weather, damage, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ air

▪

The planes provided air cover for the attack.

VERB + COVER

▪ dive for, run for, take

▪

We ran for cover as it started to rain.

▪ seek

▪ find

▪ give sb, provide (sb with)

▪ break (= leave)

▪

The deer broke cover as the hunters approached.

PREPOSITION

▪ under cover

▪

All the seats are under cover.

▪ under cover of

▪

We attacked at night, under cover of darkness.

▪ cover from

▪

They sought cover from the wind.

7 sth that hides the real nature of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ perfect

▪ diplomatic, official, political

▪

spies operating under diplomatic cover

VERB + COVER

▪ blow (= reveal)

▪

He realized his cover had been blown

COVER + NOUN

▪ story

▪

The guard believed her cover story.

PREPOSITION

▪ cover for

▪

The club is a cover for various criminal activities.

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verb

1 put sth over sth to hide or protect it

ADVERB

▪ completely, entirely

▪ loosely

▪ partially, partly

▪

Her hair partially covered her face.

▪ barely

▪

Her dress barely covered her chest.

▪ up

▪

She used dried leaves and twigs to cover up the hole.

VERB + COVER

▪ try to

▪

She tried to cover her face with her hands.

▪

He tried to cover his embarrassment by starting to rub his hands together.

▪ use sth to

PREPOSITION

▪ with

▪

He covered the body with a cloth.

2 form a layer on sth

ADVERB

▪ completely

PREPOSITION

▪ in

▪

The cars were all covered in snow.

▪ with

▪

The children were completely covered with mud.

3 include; pay for

ADVERB

▪ barely, hardly

▪

The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.

▪

We've hardly covered a quarter of the course.

VERB + COVER

▪ help (to)

▪ be intended to

▪ be extended to

▪

The tax may be extended to cover books.

4 insurance

PREPOSITION

▪ against

▪

This policy should cover you against accidental injury.

▪ for

▪

a policy that covers you for fire and theft

Cover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ban, ↑category, ↑chapter, ↑cloud, ↑collection, ↑correspondent, ↑course, ↑debris, ↑dirt, ↑document, ↑drape, ↑dust, ↑exemption, ↑exhibition, ↑fee, ↑fog, ↑hand, ↑index, ↑insurance, ↑journalist, ↑law, ↑magazine, ↑mask, ↑media, ↑mist, ↑patent, ↑policy, ↑region, ↑report, ↑review, ↑rug, ↑sand, ↑scarf, ↑scheme, ↑shawl, ↑sheet, ↑snow, ↑study, ↑survey, ↑syllabus, ↑talk, ↑term, ↑veil, ↑warranty, ↑workshop

Cover is used with these nouns as the object: ↑area, ↑array, ↑aspect, ↑basics, ↑bill, ↑blackboard, ↑blemish, ↑bottom, ↑class, ↑continent, ↑cost, ↑cut, ↑desk, ↑disappointment, ↑distance, ↑ear, ↑embarrassment, ↑essentials, ↑expense, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑fee, ↑flank, ↑floor, ↑gamut, ↑genitals, ↑ground, ↑head, ↑hill, ↑hillside, ↑imperfection, ↑issue, ↑liability, ↑mile, ↑mileage, ↑moon, ↑mouth, ↑mouthpiece, ↑need, ↑nervousness, ↑news, ↑opening, ↑pan, ↑period, ↑point, ↑possibility, ↑postage, ↑pot, ↑range, ↑rear, ↑receiver, ↑retreat, ↑roof, ↑saucepan, ↑sidewalk, ↑slope, ↑span, ↑spectrum, ↑story, ↑subject, ↑surface, ↑syllabus, ↑territory, ↑topic, ↑track, ↑trail, ↑tuition, ↑vent, ↑wall, ↑whole, ↑wound, ↑yard