cover

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for cover

cover 🔊 /kʌˈvɚ/

cover : ඇතුළත් කරනවා

cover : ගමන් කරනවා

cover : කොපුව

cover : පියන

cover : ආරක්ෂාව සලසනවා

cover : පොරවනව

cover : ආවරණය කරනවා

cover : පොරවනය

cover : පිට කොළය

cover : ඉටු කරනවා

cover : ආවරණය

cover : ඇතිරිල්ල

cover : ආස්තරණය

cover : ආරක්ෂාව

cover : අවුරනවා

cover : පෙරවනවා

cover : අපිධානය

cover : පටලය

cover : ඡදන

cover : කවරය

cover : ප්‍රාවරණය

cover : ආරක්ෂණය

cover : ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

cover : ඇතිරිය

cover : ඡාදනය

cover definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
  2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
  3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
  4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.
  5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.
  6. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
  7. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
  8. 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.
  9. To put the usual covering or headdress on.
  10. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.

Noun.

  1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.
  2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.
  3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
  4. The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.
  5. The lap of a slide valve.
  6. A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; Especially., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.

Intransitive verb. To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.