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adj. VERBS be | become | remain | leave sb/sth The car sped past, leaving us covered in mud. ADV. well Make sure all cooked meat is well covered. | absolutely, completely, entirely, totally | closely, densely, thickly four sheets of paper closely covered in unfamiliar handwriting | evenly | sparsely, thinly the ground was sparsely covered with grass. | permanently, temporarily 60% of the land is permanently covered in ice. | usually PREP. by Each body was covered by a blanket. | in I was covered in blood. | with The path was now completely covered with thick snow. PHRASES covered from head to foot/toe He crawled out, covered from head to foot in soot.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary