covering

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/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

all, behind, close, due, good, local, new, ruthless

She pulled a close covering over the sleeping child to keep her warm through the night.

VERB + COVERING

can't, come, face, keep, publishes, reasoning, stand, succeeds

The newspaper publishes covering stories about the local election every week.

COVERING + NOUN

area, door, government, lane, mary, news, scandal, something

The news covering government corruption sparked widespread public debate across the country.

PREP.

in, up, with

The workers finished covering up the hole in the roof before the storm arrived.

ADV.

actually, also, marginally, regularly

The new insurance policy is actually covering most of our medical expenses.

Definitions

noun

That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.

Face covering is also mentioned: "There are some circumstances when wearing a face covering may be marginally beneficial as a precautionary measure. The evidence suggests that wearing a face covering does not protect you, but it may protect others if you are infected but have not yet developed symptoms. [...] If you can, wear a face covering if you need to use public transport."

Action of the verb to cover.

A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.

A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topologic

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the work of applying something

noun — the act of concealing the existence of something by obstruct

noun — a natural object that covers or envelops

cover

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Face covering is also mentioned: "There are some circumstances when wearing a face covering may be marginally beneficial as a precautionary measure. The evidence suggests that wearing a face covering

Wiktionary

My bonus doesn't come close to covering all the loan payments I have to make.

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Those guys are ruthless, covering up their tracks like that after all their wrongdoing.

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"Ryu, I can't seeee!" "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."

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This bride is covering her face with a veil.

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You're covering the same ground. We already talked about this.

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