to cover → to copulate, make love 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme to cover
meaning 1 to cover Grandmother always covered the table with a lace cloth.
Grandmother always covered the table with a lace cloth.
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meaning 2 to cover (mare) a horse covers a mare
The stallion covers the mare
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme pokryvat'
meaning 1 to cover покрыть голову платком
to cover one's head with a headscarf
meaning 2 to copulate (animals) покрыть кобылу
to cover a mare
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme сап-
meaning 1 to cover саба бүрүн-
to cover onself up to the hilt
meaning 2 to cover (cow, female sheep or goat)
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comment ЯРС 315-316.

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