(v. t.) To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
(v. t.) To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
(v. t.) To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
(v. t.) To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.
(v. t.) To brood or sit on; to incubate.
(v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
(v. t.) To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
(v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
(v. t.) To put the usual covering or headdress on.
(v. t.) To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.
(n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.
(n.) Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.
(n.) Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
(n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.
(n.) The lap of a slide valve.
(n.) A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.
(v. i.) To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a debate in the House of Commons, I will ask Britain, the US and other allies to convert generalised offers of help into more practical support with greater air cover, military surveillance and helicopter back-up, to hunt down the terrorists who abducted the girls.
(2) Photograph: Guardian The research also compiled data covered by a wider definition of tax haven, including onshore jurisdictions such as the US state of Delaware – accused by the Cayman islands of playing "faster and looser" even than offshore jurisdictions – and the Republic of Ireland, which has come under sustained pressure from other EU states to reform its own low-tax, light-tough, regulatory environment.
(3) The surface of all cells was covered by a fuzzy coat consisting of fine hairs or bristles.
(4) Five patients have been examined by defecography before and four after closure of a loop ileostomy performed to cover healing of the pouch and ileoanal anastomoses.
(5) A failure to reach a solution would potentially leave 200,000 homes without affordable cover, leaving owners unable to sell their properties and potentially exposing them to financial hardship.
(6) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
(7) But because current donor contributions are not sufficient to cover the thousands of schools in need of security, I will ask in the commons debate that the UK government allocates more.
(8) The degree of infection and incidence of different genera covering the same period were identical in both series.
(9) At first it looked as though the winger might have shown too much of the ball to the defence, yet he managed to gain a crucial last touch to nudge it past Phil Jones and into the path of Jerome, who slipped Chris Smalling’s attempt at a covering tackle and held off Michael Carrick’s challenge to place a shot past an exposed De Gea.
(10) The Sports Network broadcasts live NHL, Nascar, golf and horse racing – having also recently purchased the rights for Formula One – and will show 154 of the 196 games that NBC will cover.
(11) As to complications they recorded in one case mucosal bleeding after gastrofiberoptic polypectomy and in one case a covered perforation of the sigmoid at the site of colonoscopic polypectomy.
(12) The pressure is ramping up on Asda boss Andy Clarke, who next week will reveal the chain’s sales performance for the quarter covering Christmas.
(13) This week MediaGuardian 25, our survey of Britain's most important media companies, covering TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, music and digital, looks at BSkyB.
(14) When allegations of systemic doping and cover-ups first emerged in the runup to the 2013 Russian world athletics championships, an IOC spokesman insisted: “Anti-doping measures in Russia have improved significantly over the last five years with an effective, efficient and new laboratory and equipment in Moscow.” London Olympics were sabotaged by Russia’s doping, report says Read more We now know that the head of that lauded Moscow lab, Grigory Rodchenko, admitted to intentionally destroying 1,417 samples in December last year shortly before Wada officials visited.
(15) Chapman and the other "illegals" – sleeper agents without diplomatic cover – seem to have done little to harm American national security.
(16) This hydrostatic pressure may well be the driving force for creating channels for acid and pepsin to cross the mucus layer covering the mucosal surface.
(17) A retrospective study of autopsy-verified fatal pulmonary embolism at a department of infectious diseases was carried out, covering a four-year period (1980-83).
(18) Over the same period, breeding in drums dropped from 14%-25% to 4.7%, even though the drums were not treated or covered.
(19) The study covered 500 children from Warsaw's primary schools--250 children aged 6-8 years and 250 aged 13-15 years.
(20) The smaller interfaces cover about 700 A2 of the subunit surface.
Outfield
Definition:
(n.) Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.
(n.) A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.
(n.) The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
(n.) The part of the field farthest from the batsman.
Example Sentences:
(1) He was accused of disrespecting the FA Cup with such a weakened team but he mounted a strong defence, referencing the club’s seven injuries that have left him with only 13 fit senior outfield players.
(2) In any case, Alberto Callaspo pops up to the outfield for the first out of the bottom of the third.
(3) Obviously there are no rules against it but assigning the No1 shirt to an outfield player seems very unusual.
(4) The Cubs outfielder, who could void any trade out of Chicago, has said he just needs a few days to decide if he wants to allow the deal to happen, one which would provide the Bronx Bombers with a badly needed right-handed power bat, so please just be patient, OK?
(5) 3.52am BST Tigers 3 - A's 0, top of the 8th Infante hits a looper to the outfield that looks like it could drop, but Crisp gets to it in time for the out.
(6) He has taken away no fewer than four home runs this season in center field and has become one of the most dynamic outfielders in the game.
(7) My medical department left me with eight fit [outfield] players in a counterattack after a set piece and we were worried we didn’t have enough players left.” It was a peculiar angle for Mourinho to take, perhaps because he was adamant he did not want to talk about a more damaging bone of contention.
(8) They did also acquire Fernando Rodney to close and solidify the bullpen , and bring in Logan Morrison from Miami to possibly DH and Corey Hart to play the outfield - so they’ll score more runs than the previous season, which would mark an improvement in run scoring for a sixth consecutive year, and that is progress I suppose.
(9) There would have still been issues with the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder, it would not have been a cure-all, but there are some out there who would have, at the very least, respected his decision to acknowledge his error and return his honor.
(10) But currently we have 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers, so it is not a big, big squad,” he told TalkSport.
(11) He pops it up to the outfield to the end the inning to become Wacha's 15th straight batter retired.
(12) An outfield player in his youth, Amos only became a goalkeeper at his local Bollington club in Macclesfield because his junior team were short of players one day and he was the tallest option.
(13) Braun tested positive for elevated testosterone in October 2011, but successfully overturned a 50-game penalty when an arbitrator ruled the outfielder's urine sample was handled improperly.
(14) Green carpet, the stands and the fans, so it’s one of the nicest sights that you want to see.” The turnout validated and bolstered the work being carried out by the Montreal Baseball Project, a grassroots group headed by the former Expos outfielder Warren Cromartie , who started out on his mission four years ago.
(15) He also won five outfield Gold Glove Awards and played in 15 All-Star Games.
(16) All outfield players jostle on the edge of the area, bar Assou-Ekotto, who swings one into the far post.
(17) So if it still seems perverse that there’s no place for Donovan to provide depth in the squad, it’s at least becoming clearer that part of the reasoning behind Klinsmann’s big decision was, as he has claimed, based on his vision for the team and picking the right players to serve it, rather than squeezing all the top-ranked handful of US outfield players into one team.
(18) That's fullest I've seen Dodger Stadium for 1st pitch.Usually most people in traffic jam now October 15, 2013 1.17am BST Cardinals 0 - Dodgers 0, top of 1st Matt Holliday now faces Ryu, who induces another pop fly ball, this time it's on the right side of the outfield where the Wild Horse, Yasiel Puig grazes - the ripped Cuban makes the catch for out number two.
(19) No difference in estimated body fat percentage was observed between any of the outfield players, and haemoglobin concentrations were similar among players of all positions.
(20) And then they find a further delay, some kind of situation in the outfield with Eranga, who's had some kind of affair thrown at him from the stand; Bumble thinks it's a piece of cheese, Wensleydale, no doubt.