Cowered vs Covered - What's the difference?
cowered | covered |
(cower)
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
* Dryden
* Goldsmith
Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
(figuratively) prepared for, or dealt with some matter
:I think that we have covered everything that was on the agenda
:With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage also
:(poker) Having more money available for betting than another player.
:: John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered .
(cover)
As verbs the difference between cowered and covered
is that cowered is past tense of cower while covered is past tense of cover.As an adjective covered is
overlaid with or enclosed within something.cowered
English
Verb
(head)cower
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) kuren or from Scandinavian ((etyl) . Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.Verb
(en verb)- He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.
- Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
- Like falcons, cowering on the nest.