Definition of cover
cover 
noun
- admission paid to get into a bar, dance club, etc. Short for "cover charge."
How much is the cover tonight?
Last edited on Jul 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 21 2009.
- a rendition of a song played by someone other than the original artist.
Did you hear that new Led Zeppelin cover?
- See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).
Last edited on Jul 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 21 2009.
verb - transitive
- to play a song, when one isn't the original artist.
Our band mostly covers Led Zeppelin songs.
- See more words with the same meaning: to play music, an instrument.
Last edited on Sep 06 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 21 2009.
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| Definitions include: to reveal a person's lie(s). | |
| Definitions include: a band or singer that mostly plays ("covers") other artists' songs. | |
| Definitions include: admission paid to get into a bar, dance club, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to do something in order to have plausible deniability in case something goes wrong. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "cover your ass." | |
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