| • | To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth. |
| • | To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. |
| • | To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory. |
| • | To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods. |
| • | To brood or sit on; to incubate. |
| • | To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. |
| • | To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. |
| • | 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. |
| • | To put the usual covering or headdress on. |
| • | To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. |
| • | Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book. |
| • | Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak. |
| • | Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. |
| • | The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover. |
| • | The lap of a slide valve. |
| • | A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests. |
| • | To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. |
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