A Quick and Simple Dictionary

cover

1. Noun.  A lid.
2. Noun.  A hiding from view.
3. Noun.  A front and back of a book or magazine.
4. Noun.  A top sheet of a bed.
5. Noun.  A cover charge.
6. Noun.  A setting at a restaurant table.
7. Noun.  (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
8. Noun.  (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
9. Noun.  (topology) A set (more often known as a ''family'') of sets, whose union contains the given set.
10. Noun.  (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
11. Noun.  (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
12. Noun.  (legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
13. Noun.  (context, insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
14. Noun.  (context, espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story.
15. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
16. Adjective.  (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
17. Verb.  To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
18. Verb.  To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
19. Verb.  To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
20. Verb.  To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
21. Verb.  (context, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly, to provide good coverage of.
22. Verb.  To deal with.
23. Verb.  To be enough money for.
24. Verb.  (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
25. Verb.  (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
26. Verb.  (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
27. Verb.  (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; ''or'' to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; ''or'' to threaten using an aimed firearm.
28. Verb.  To provide insurance coverage for.
29. Verb.  To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).