cover

cover [-ed, -s] v

OFr < L. cooperīre, cover up, conceal.

  1. Hide; veil; conceal; put something over; place something over to obscure from view; [fig.] entomb; inter; bury underground for protection.
  2. Straddle; overlay; extend over; lay something around.
  3. Encompass; include; wrap up.
  4. Surround; engulf; overshadow; spread over completely.
  5. Phrase. “cover up”: hide; erase; obliterate; obscure completely; hide from view.