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- ▪ put something on top of or in front of something in order to protect or conceal it
- ▪ put on more clothes
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to keep something unpleasant or illegal secret or hidden: He accused the police of covering up for each other.
A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence, or other embarrassing information. Research has distinguished personal cover-ups (covering up one's own misdeeds) from relational cover-ups (covering up someone else's misdeeds). [1]
an attempt to prevent the public from discovering information about a serious crime or mistake: I'm convinced there was an intentional coverup, that officials haven't told all they know about what happened. (Definition of coverup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of coverup. coverup.
an attempt to prevent the public from discovering information about a serious crime or mistake: I'm convinced there was an intentional coverup, that officials haven't told all they know about what happened. (Definition of coverup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of coverup. coverup.
4 days ago · cover-up in American English. (ˈkʌvərˌʌp) noun. 1. any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure. 2. Also: coverup. any of various women's garments, as loose blouses, jump suits, caftans, or sarongs, worn over a swimsuit, exercise clothing, or the like.
Definitions of cover-up. noun. concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public. see more. Pronunciation. US.
COVER–UP meaning: 1 : a planned effort to hide a dishonest, immoral, or illegal act or situation; 2 : an action or a way of behaving that is meant to prevent people from knowing about something.
