(cricket) A type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.

(intransitive, cricket) To play a cover drive shot.

(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 30° forward of square and near the boundary; a fielder in that position.

(cricket) A fielding position on the off side, about 45° forward of square, between cover and mid off.

An amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant where entertainment is provided.

(idiomatic) To conceal or disguise. / (idiomatic) To clothe. / (idiomatic) To put covers over oneself in bed.

An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake. / An item of clothing to be worn over a swimsuit while not in the water.

The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.

plural of cover-up

In a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch.