adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The hilltops are all covered in snow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Examples
With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Than whom another player has more money available for betting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: card-games, poker
Examples
John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Wearing one's hat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of cover
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
women with covered faces
covered wagons
a covered balcony
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bare
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
mbuluar
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Gheg Albanian:
mlu
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Arabic:
مُغَطًّى
(muḡaṭṭan)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Armenian:
ծածկված
(cackvac)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Azerbaijani:
örtülü
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Bulgarian:
покрит
(pokrit)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Bulgarian:
закрит
(zakrit)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Catalan:
cobert
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Dalmatian:
copiart
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Finnish:
peitetty
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Finnish:
katettu
— overlaid or enclosed within something
French:
couvert
— overlaid or enclosed within something
French:
recouvert
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Friulian:
cuviert
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Galician:
cuberto
— overlaid or enclosed within something
German:
bedeckt
— overlaid or enclosed within something
German:
überlagert
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Gothic:
𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃
(fulgins)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Ancient Greek:
σκεπαστός
(skepastós)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Hebrew:
מכוסה
(mekhuse)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Hebrew:
מכוסה
(mekhusa)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Hebrew:
סָפוּן
(s)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Hungarian:
fedett
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Icelandic:
þakinn
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Indonesian:
tertutup
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Italian:
coperto
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Latin:
tectus
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Malayalam:
മൂടിയ
(mūṭiya)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Portuguese:
coberto
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Romanian:
acoperit
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Romansh:
cuvert
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Russian:
покры́тый
(pokrýtyj)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Russian:
закры́тый
(zakrýtyj)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Russian:
прикры́тый
(prikrýtyj)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Sanskrit:
आवृत
(āvṛta)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Sanskrit:
आस्तरित
(āstarita)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Scottish Gaelic:
còmhdaichte
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Serbo-Croatian:
prekriven
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Spanish:
cubierto
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Ottoman Turkish:
قابلی
(kabli)
— overlaid or enclosed within something
Volapük:
petegöl
— overlaid or enclosed within something
