cover (up) for
1cover up for — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. front for, lie for, take the rap for*, be the goat*, be the fall guy*; see also defend 1 , 2 , shelter …
2cover up for — shelter, protect …
3cover up for one — Help one by concealing or rectifying one s mistakes …
4Cover system — For the real world military tactic of avoiding hostile gunfire, see Cover (military) …
5Cover version — In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song. It can sometimes have a pejorative meaning implying that the …
6Cover crop — Agriculture General …
7Cover charge — Club bouncers are sometimes responsible for collecting a cover charge. At bars and nightclubs, or restaurants with live entertainment a flat fee for entry, sometimes known as a cover charge[citation needed], is made, in addition to payment for… …
8cover — cov|er1 W1S1 [ˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hide/protect)¦ 2¦(layer)¦ 3¦(include)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(area)¦ 6¦(news)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(insurance)¦ 9¦(guns)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …
9cover — cov|er1 [ kʌvər ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 put something over something else ▸ 2 be all over something ▸ 3 include and deal with ▸ 4 report/describe ▸ 5 provide insurance ▸ 6 have enough money for ▸ 7 travel a distance ▸ 8 perform someone else s… …
10cover */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ˈkʌvər] verb [transitive] Word forms cover : present tense I/you/we/they cover he/she/it covers present participle covering past tense covered past participle covered 1) cover or cover over or cover up to put one thing over… …
