cover

cover is a Verb

Definition:

[1] To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

[2] To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throune. Milton. All that beauty than doth cover thee. Shak.

[3] To invest (one`s self with something); to bring upon (one`s self); as, he covered himself with glory. The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland. Brougham.

[4] To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the snemy were covered from our sight by the woods. A cloud covered the mount. Exod. xxiv. 15. In vain shou striv`st to cover shame with shame. Milton.

[5] To brood or sit on; to incubate. While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . . diverts her with his songs. Addison.

[6] To overwhelm; to spread over. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen. Ex. xiv. 28.

[7] To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace cover him round. Cowley.

[8] To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit."Blessed is he whose is covered." Ps. xxxii. 1.

[9] To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.

[10] To put the usual covering or headdress on. Cover thy head . . . ; nay, prithee, be covered. Shak.

[11] To copulate with (a female); to serve; as. a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. To cover ground or distance, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour. -- To cover one`s short contracts (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself. -- Covering party (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches. -- To cover into, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.