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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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Gunfights become remarkably tense, exciting affairs as you take cover in a crossfire of whistling ricochets.
You want the material to be at least the full height of the tallest person in your home who's likely to take cover behind it.
These boltholes give Meerkats a place to take cover if danger arises if they are out foraging.
A sensor contact made him pause, take cover, and get a bead on the opening to the tunnel.
Marines take cover behind a sandbagged fighting position to lay down a hail of paintball rounds on the opposition.
At high tide, many mudskipper species take cover in their submerged burrows to avoid being attacked by predatory fish that cruise the shallows.

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