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run for cover

run for cover verb: synonym of take 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

Synonyms of run for cover

Forms of run for cover

third-person singular presentruns for cover
present participlerunning for cover
pastran for cover
past participlerun for cover

Questions about run for cover

What does run for cover mean?
Run for cover means synonym of take cover.
What part of speech is run for cover?
Run for cover is a verb.
What is the past tense of run for cover?
The past tense of run for cover is ran for cover.

Words near run for cover in the dictionary

  1. run down the clock
  2. run dry
  3. run errands
  4. run feast
  5. run feasts
  6. run for cover
  7. run for it
  8. run for one's life
  9. run for one's money
  10. run for the exercise
  11. run for the hills

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