Meanings
verbrun 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)
present singular third person runs for cover · participle present running for cover · past ran for cover
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of take cover.
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APA
run for cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20for%20cover
MLA
“run for cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20for%20cover. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run for cover,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20for%20cover.
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