Meaning of "cover"

cover •

n.
• • 1. cover of a book: balat, pabalat
  • 2. cover of any container: takip, panakip
  • 3. cover for pots: tungtong, suklob
  • 4. wrapping: balot, pambalot

v.
• • 1. to put something over, to cover: magtakip, takpan, itakip, magtaklob, takluban, itaklob
  • 2. to cover with earth: magtabon, tabunan
  • 3. to hide: magkaila, ikaila, ipagkaila, pagkailaan, magtago, itago, pagtaguan, maglihim, ilihim, paglihiman
  • 4. to cover up ones mistakes: magtakip, pagtakpan

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wrap

v.
• • 1. to wind or fold round as a covering: magbalot, ibalot, magbalabal, ibalabal
  • 2. to cover by winding or folding something around : bumalot, balutin
  • 3. to cover and tie up or fasten: magbalot, balutin

n.
• • 1. an outer covering: balabal, abrigo
  • 2. a wrap or covering for the head: kulubong, talukbong, bandana
  • 3. wrapped up in sometimes means devoted to, thinking chiefly of: haling na haling, abalang-abala

envelop

v.
• • to wrap, cover or hide: magbalot, balutin, mabalot envelope

n.
• • paper cover for a letter: sobre

pabalat

n.
• • cover

takip

n.
• • cover

v.
• • magtakip, takipan (mag-:-an) to cover. Nagtakip siya ng kaniyang mga mata. He covered his eyes. Takipan mo ang ulam. Put a cover on the food (main dish).

taklob

v.
• • magtaklob, itaklob, takluban (mag-:i-:-an) to cover, usually provided with overlapping sides, to put one side over the other as in a sandwich. Itaklob mo itong kumot. Use the blanket for a cover. Takluban mo ng lona ang binilad na palay. Cover the dried rice grains with a canvas.