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taking cover

taking cover is the present participle and gerund of take cover.

Meaning of take cover

Verb

take cover (third-person singular simple present takes cover, present participle taking cover, simple past took cover, past participle taken cover)

  1. (also, figuratively, idiomatic) To shelter oneself.
    • Coordinate term: give cover
    Synonyms:
    run for cover

Questions about taking cover

What is taking cover the present participle and gerund of?
Taking cover is the present participle and gerund of take cover.

Words near taking cover in the dictionary

  1. taking check
  2. taking coals to Newcastle
  3. taking cold
  4. taking command
  5. taking control
  6. taking cover
  7. taking credit
  8. taking credit for
  9. taking delight in
  10. taking delivery
  11. taking down

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