Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cover someone's back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
cov-er -some-one's back
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of have someone's back.

Inflected Forms

covers someone's back (present, singular) covering someone's back (participle, present) covered someone's back (participle, past) covered someone's back (past)

Questions

What does cover someone's back mean?
Alternative form of have someone's back.

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