cover-up (redirected from coverup)

cov·er-up or cov·er·up (kvr-p)

n.

1. An effort or strategy of concealment, especially a planned effort to prevent something potentially scandalous from becoming public.

2. A loose garment for wear over other clothing, such as a swimsuit or an evening dress.

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cover-up

n

concealment or attempted concealment of a mistake, crime, etc.

vb cover up (adverb)

1. (tr) to cover completely

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

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) (intr) Boxing to defend the body and head with the arms

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret blue wall, blue wall of silence, wall of silence - the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"

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cover-up

noun concealment, conspiracy, whitewash (informal), complicity, front, smoke screen, smoke and mirrors He denied there'd been any cover-up of the fraud.

Translations

cover-up [ˈkʌvərʌp] N → encubrimiento m
there's been a cover-up → están tratando de encubrir el asunto

cover-up

n → Vertuschung f, → Verschleierung f; the Watergate cover-up → die Vertuschung von Watergate

cover-up [ˈkʌvərˌʌp] n → occultamento (di informazioni)