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ran for cover

ran for cover is the simple past of run for cover.

Meaning of run for cover

Verb

run for cover (third-person singular simple present runs for cover, present participle running for cover, simple past ran for cover, past participle run for cover)

  1. (also, figuratively) Synonym of take cover.
    Synonyms:
    take cover

Questions about ran for cover

What is ran for cover the simple past of?
Ran for cover is the simple past of run for cover.

Words near ran for cover in the dictionary

  1. ran deep
  2. ran down
  3. ran down the clock
  4. ran dry
  5. ran errands
  6. ran for cover
  7. ran for it
  8. ran for one's life
  9. ran for the exercise
  10. ran for the hills
  11. ran from the tongue

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ran for cover (page history and authors); run for cover (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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