cover
/ˈkʌv·ər/ v [T] (PLACE OVER)Definition
› to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something: Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot. She covered the child with a blanket. › If something covers an area of a particular size, it is equal to an area of that size: Grand Canyon National Park covers over a million acres.
(Definition of cover v (PLACE OVER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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