Cover and Lay

Cover

Cover noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.

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Lay and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead the word "Cover" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Lay noun - A short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment.

Usage example: she sang a short lay in dedication to her husband

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Cover and lay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead the word "Lay" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

body	cover body	lay body
hand	cover hand	lay hand
trail	cover trail	lay trail
head	cover head	lay head
Other words: tracks, hands, eyes, ears.

Using your squad to lay a suppressive fire on the enemies, making them take cover, then flanking them, is an extremely effective tactic.

Source: Video Game / Freedom Fighters
Averted, or rather ignored altogether in the name of camp, in Erasure's cover of Abba's "Lay All Your Love on Me" and "Voulez-Vous" from the Abba-esque EP.

Source: The Cover Changes the Gender
Good tactical placement of each member in the squad (to cover each other and lay down suppressing fire) is paramount, and stealth movement is therefore also very important.

Source: Misbegotten Multiplayer Mode

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