Cover
Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Raid
Raid verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Usage example: the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
How words are described
| old | old cover | old raid |
| full | full cover | full raid |
| complete | complete cover | complete raid |
| current | current cover | current raid |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, real, infamous, famous, white, new, final, last, said, recent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When a pleasant female voice asks them to take cover, they look around curiously, then the air raid siren goes off and they run for cover.
Source: Film / Jurassic World -
Rémy, after Émile accidentally blows the rats' cover during the raid Rémy orchestrated on the kitchen.
Source: Western Animation / Ratatouille -
Zab spots Griff providing cover for the La Résistance woman during the asylum raid and grins mischievously.
Source: Film / The Big Red One
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