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running for cover

running for cover is the present participle and gerund 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 running for cover

What is running for cover the present participle and gerund of?
Running for cover is the present participle and gerund of run for cover.

Words near running for cover in the dictionary

  1. running fire
  2. running flush
  3. running flushes
  4. running footman
  5. running footmen
  6. running for cover
  7. running for it
  8. running for one's life
  9. running for the exercise
  10. running for the hills
  11. running from the tongue

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running 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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