0 to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something:
2 to report the news about a particular important event:
She's covering the American election for BBC television.
3 to protect someone against loss, damage, accident, or having something stolen, by having insurance:
4 to travel a particular distance:
We covered 400 km in three hours.
6 to aim a gun or shoot at someone to try to stop them from shooting or escaping, or to protect someone else:
7 to prevent a member of the opposing team from taking control of the ball by staying close to them all the time
9 to make a recording of a song or tune that has already been recorded by someone else:
10 something that is put on or over something else, usually to protect it, to keep something in, etc.:
11 shelter or protection in an unpleasant or dangerous situation:
12 a performance or recording of a song or tune that has already been recorded by someone else:
How many cover versions have been made of "My Way"?
13 to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something:
14 to travel a particular distance:
16 to report or write about a particular subject for a newspaper, magazine, television, or radio:
Harold covers sports for the Times, and Joan covers real-estate developments.
18 to protect someone or something from financial loss, damage, accident, or having something stolen; to insure:
21 shelter or protection, esp. in a dangerous situation:
22 something that is placed over something, often for protection, or that lies over something else to form a layer:
24 to serve customers in a particular area:
Our delivery service covers the entire metropolitan area.
26 to protect someone or something against loss, damage, accident, etc., by insurance:
27 to protect yourself from being blamed for something:
cover yourself (against something) Always inform a senior colleague of your intentions, in order to cover yourself against accusations of bullying.
28 if a financial organization can cover a loan, it is protected against loss by having enough collateral (= property that a person borrowing money agrees to give to the organization if they fail to pay the debt):
29 to buy shares, currency, etc. that you have arranged to sell in the future, especially if the price is rising and you had expected it to go down:
32 financial protection against loss, damage, injury, etc., which an insurance company sells:
health/liability/life/travel cover A firm employing staff needs to have employers' liability cover.
buy/get/take out cover (for/against sth) Homeworkers can get insurance cover for copiers and faxes but premium costs vary widely.
provide cover (for/against sth) The policy provides cover for loss or damage to property owned by the insured.
For a small additional premium, you can increase this cover to £100,000.
33 the fact of being enough to pay for something:
The property that is being offered as collateral will be sufficient cover for the loan amount.
34 the situation in which someone does someone else's job when they are absent:
Tropical rain forests used to cover 10% of the earth's surface.
She was wearing a rather daring skirt that only just covered her bottom.
She covered every wall in her bedroom with posters of her favourite pop star.
The new chairs were covered in protective plastic wrappings.
The magazine covers a broad range of subjects, from sewing to psychology.
The existing laws covering libel in this country are thought by many to be inadequate.
The Official Secrets Act covers everything from nuclear weapons to army boots.
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