"well-covered" meaning in All languages combined

See well-covered on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more well-covered [comparative], most well-covered [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-covered (comparative more well-covered, superlative most well-covered)
  1. Amply equipped or provisioned, especially with respect to a place where food is served.
    Sense id: en-well-covered-en-adj-0KTKwaY7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43
  2. (chiefly British, of a person, euphemistic) Fat, corpulent, full-figured. Tags: British, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-well-covered-en-adj-e8D9DNLR Categories (other): British English, English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: well covered Derived forms: well-coveredness

Alternative forms

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