cover one's feet
cover one's feet verb: to lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.
Verb
cover one's feet (third-person singular simple present covers one's feet, present participle covering one's feet, simple past and past participle covered one's feet)
- To lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.
- When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covers his feet in his summer chamber. (Judges 3:24)
- And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. (1 Samuel 24:3)
Forms of cover one's feet
| third-person singular present | covers one's feet |
|---|---|
| present participle | covering one's feet |
| past participle | covered one's feet |
| past | covered one's feet |
Questions about cover one's feet
- What does cover one's feet mean?
- Cover one's feet means to lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.
- What part of speech is cover one's feet?
- Cover one's feet is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cover one's feet?
- The past tense of cover one's feet is covered one's feet.
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