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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOVER SOMETHING UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COVER SOMETHING UP definition: 1. to stop people discovering the truth about something bad: 2. an attempt to prevent the public…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cover-upCover-up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COVER-UP is a device or stratagem for masking or concealing. How to use cover-up in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOVER UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A cover-up is an attempt to hide a crime or mistake. The general denied there'd been any cover-up. Synonyms: concealment , conspiracy , whitewash [ informal ] , complicity More Synonyms of cover-up

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOVERUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › cover-upCOVER-UP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cover-up definition: any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure.. See examples of COVER-UP used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOVERUP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › cover-up_2cover-up - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    noun. /ˈkʌvər ʌp/ [usually singular] action that is taken to hide a mistake or an illegal activity from the public. Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.