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What does take cover mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word take cover? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To shelter oneself
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Enemies take cover, sometimes knocking over tables and ducking behind them.
These boltholes give Meerkats a place to take cover if danger arises if they are out foraging.
When you hear the air attack warning, you and your family must take cover at once.
Several other soldiers started firing, forcing the mercenaries to take cover in the small crevices in the wall.
At high tide, many mudskipper species take cover in their submerged burrows to avoid being attacked by predatory fish that cruise the shallows.
Soldiers cover each other, take cover, retreat when injured, and generally work efficiently.

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