cover

verb (GIVE PROTECTION)

/ˈkʌv.ər/

/-ɚ/

Definition

› [T] to aim a gun or shoot at someone to try to stop them from shooting or escaping, or to protect someone else: The police officer was covered by her colleagues while she ran towards the gunman's hideout.GunsDefending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving › [T] When soldiers or police officers cover a place such as a road or building, they are in a position from which they can watch and defend it: We've got all the exits covered, so they've no chance of escape.Defending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving

(Definition of cover verb (GIVE PROTECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)