cover all bases
cov·er all ba·ses
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhv-er awl bey-seez]
- /ˈkʌv ər ɔl ˈbeɪ siz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhv-er awl bey-seez]
- /ˈkʌv ər ɔl ˈbeɪ siz/
Definition of cover all bases words
- verbal expression cover all bases take full precautions 1
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Parts of speech for Cover all bases
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cover all bases popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cover all bases usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cover all bases
verb cover all bases
- preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
Antonyms for cover all bases
verb cover all bases
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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