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verb [I or T] (DO SOMEONE'S JOB)
 
 
/ˈkʌv.ər/ US  //

Definition

to do someone else's job or duty when they are absent: I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow, so do you think you could cover my shift for me? Sorry, I'm already covering for someone else.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of cover verb (DO SOMEONE'S JOB) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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