Cover and Hang

Cover

Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.

Hang is a synonym for cover in clothe loosely topic. In some cases you can use "Hang" instead a verb "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Hang

Hang verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.

Cover is a synonym for hang in decorate topic. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead a verb "Hang", if it concerns topics such as clothe loosely, suspend or be suspended.

Nearby Words: hangup, hanging, hangout, hanger, hanged

Common collocations

body cover body hang body
rest cover rest hang rest
fact cover fact hang fact
head cover head hang head

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Tears of the Sun Most of them take cover or hang back while the SEALs do the shooting.
  • Minimalistic Cover Art The cover for their second album◊ Once Upon a Time in the West (as well as the covers for all◊ three◊ singles◊ from the album...and the cover of the promo CD◊ for the first single) goes even so far as to hang a lampshade on itself.
  • Take Cover Uncharted: Drake's Fortune utilizes an impressive cover system - duck behind chest-high wall, lean from behind tree, hang from cliff and chin up to shoot.
    Source: Take Cover
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