• a thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else

Synonyms: awning, tarpaulin, cowling, casing, housing

• (of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy

• put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it

Synonyms: put something on top of, place something over, place under cover

• extend over (an area)

Synonyms: extend, spread, continue, range, unfold, unroll, be unbroken

• deal with (a subject) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events

• (of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a cost)

Synonyms: offset, counterbalance, balance, cancel out, make up for, pay back, pay, pay for, be enough for, fund, finance, make up, have enough money for, provide for

• disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action

Synonyms: mask, disguise, obscure, hide, stop something being overheard, muffle, stifle, smother

• aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping

• record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else

• (of a male animal, especially a stallion) copulate with (a female animal)

• play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick