verb trans
to place or set a cover or covering over (something)
to lie or spread over (something); to envelop
to extend thickly or conspicuously over the surface of (something)
Her face was covered in spots
to travel (a specified distance)
to hide (something) from sight or knowledge; to conceal
to include, consider, or take (a matter) into account; to treat (a subject)
to report news about (something)
to have (something) as one's territory or field of activity
to insure against (a specified risk or contingency)
to provide protection against or compensation for (loss, risk, etc)
to make sufficient provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit
to protect (somebody) by being in a position to fire at an attacker
to hold (somebody) within range of an aimed firearm
in sport, to mark (a member of an opposing team) in order to obstruct a play
in baseball, to have (a base) protected
in chess, to protect (a piece on a chess board) from attack by an opponent
said of a male animal: to copulate with (a female animal)
said of a bird: to sit on and incubate (eggs)
to record a cover version of (a song)
in bridge, to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card)
(+ for) to act as a substitute or replacement for somebody during an absence
(+ for) to provide an alibi for somebody who is absent or doing something wrong
informal to take precautions against blame for something
to conceal evidence of one's past actions