To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
To provide insurance coverage for.
To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
To act as a replacement.
To deal with or include someone or something.
To be enough money for.
To have as an assignment or responsibility.
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.
To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
To protect or control (a piece or square).
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
The top sheet of a bed.
A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
A cover charge.
In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
A lid.
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.
To amuse oneself, to play.
To display; to have as a notable feature.
To close (a door).
To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
To represent by any kind of play.
Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
A sportsman; a gambler.
One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.