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I'll give you off next Monday instead."},{"definition":"To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide insurance coverage for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Does my policy cover accidental loss?"},{"definition":"To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).","synonyms":["impregnate"],"antonyms":[],"example":"I would like to have my bitch covered next spring."},{"definition":"To protect or control (a piece or square).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered."},{"definition":"To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To defend a particular player or area.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["impregnate"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cover"]}]