cover-up

[ kuhv-er-uhp ]

/ ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /

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noun

any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure.

Also cov·er·up . any of various women's garments, as loose blouses, jump suits, caftans, or sarongs, worn over a swimsuit, exercise clothing, or the like.

Origin of cover-up

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase cover up

Words nearby cover-up

cover text, cover the field, covert sensitization, coverture, cover-uncover test, cover-up, cover version, cove stripe, covet, covetous, covetousness

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Example sentences from the Web for cover-up

But, as is often the case, what may be equally as damning as the crime will be the cover-up.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2010, The New York Times ran a well-sourced story that helped to undermine the cover-up.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The nightmare is that suggestion of financial wrongdoing—or cover-up on behalf of his daughter—touches Juan Carlos.
Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?|Tom Sykes|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the changing story over time definitely suggests a cover-up.
Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International|Nico Hines, Sami Yousafzai|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Norman Tebbit, a Cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, told the BBC on Sunday that there “may well have been” a cover-up.
Alleged U.K. Parliamentary Pedophile Ring Hushed Up for Decades|Nico Hines|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The demand for stores was a cover-up for things already done.
Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
But it wouldn't do to leave a cover-up door like this standing open.
Winnie Childs|C. N. Williamson
“We can swing the cover-up afterwards all the way,” Taggert told him firmly.
What The Left Hand Was Doing|Gordon Randall Garrett
And Stanley Martin was plotting the next phase of the capture—the cover-up.
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett
If President Ferraro didn't know about the battleship, he must have been taken in by the cover-up job.
The Misplaced Battleship|Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)

British Dictionary definitions for cover-up

cover-up

noun

concealment or attempted concealment of a mistake, crime, etc

verb cover up (adverb)

(tr) to cover completely

(when intr, often foll by for) to attempt to conceal (a mistake or crime)she tried to cover up for her friend

(intr) boxing to defend the body and head with the arms

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with cover-up

cover up

Wrap up or enfold in order to protect. For example, Be sure to cover up the outdoor furniture in case of rain, or It's cold, so be sure to cover up the baby. [Late 1800s]

Conceal something, especially a crime, as in The opposition accused the President of covering up his assistant's suicide. [c. 1920]

单词	cover-up
释义	cover-up [ kuhv-er-uhp ] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cover-up ON THESAURUS.COM noun any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure. Also cov·er·up . any of various women's garments, as loose blouses, jump suits, caftans, or sarongs, worn over a swimsuit, exercise clothing, or the like. Origin of cover-up First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase cover up Words nearby cover-up cover text, cover the field, covert sensitization, coverture, cover-uncover test, cover-up, cover version, cove stripe, covet, covetous, covetousness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cover-up But, as is often the case, what may be equally as damning as the crime will be the cover-up. The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero\|Clive Irving\|November 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 2010, The New York Times ran a well-sourced story that helped to undermine the cover-up. Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine\|Clive Irving\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The nightmare is that suggestion of financial wrongdoing—or cover-up on behalf of his daughter—touches Juan Carlos. Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?\|Tom Sykes\|August 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And the changing story over time definitely suggests a cover-up. Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International\|Nico Hines, Sami Yousafzai\|August 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Norman Tebbit, a Cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, told the BBC on Sunday that there “may well have been” a cover-up. Alleged U.K. Parliamentary Pedophile Ring Hushed Up for Decades\|Nico Hines\|July 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The demand for stores was a cover-up for things already done. Talents, Incorporated\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins But it wouldn't do to leave a cover-up door like this standing open. Winnie Childs\|C. N. Williamson “We can swing the cover-up afterwards all the way,” Taggert told him firmly. What The Left Hand Was Doing\|Gordon Randall Garrett And Stanley Martin was plotting the next phase of the capture—the cover-up. Anything You Can Do ...\|Gordon Randall Garrett If President Ferraro didn't know about the battleship, he must have been taken in by the cover-up job. The Misplaced Battleship\|Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey) British Dictionary definitions for cover-up cover-up noun concealment or attempted concealment of a mistake, crime, etc verb cover up (adverb) (tr) to cover completely (when intr, often foll by for) to attempt to conceal (a mistake or crime)she tried to cover up for her friend (intr) boxing to defend the body and head with the arms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cover-up cover up 1 Wrap up or enfold in order to protect. For example, Be sure to cover up the outdoor furniture in case of rain, or It's cold, so be sure to cover up the baby. [Late 1800s] 2 Conceal something, especially a crime, as in The opposition accused the President of covering up his assistant's suicide. [c. 1920] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to cover-up conspiracy, evasion, complicity, burial, concealment, whitewash, camouflage, front, pretense, masking, dissimulation, closeting, disguising, hush-up
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cover-up

noun

Origin of cover-up

Words nearby cover-up

Example sentences from the Web for cover-up

British Dictionary definitions for cover-up

noun

verb cover up (adverb)

Idioms and Phrases with cover-up

Words related to cover-up