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

Noun

concealment or attempted concealment of a mistake or crime

Verb

cover up

1. to cover completely

2. to attempt to conceal (a mistake or crime)

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

Translations

cover-up [ˈkʌvərʌp] n → encubrimiento

cover-up [ˈkʌvərʌp] cover n → tentative f pour étouffer une affaire

cover-up [ˈkʌvərʌp] cover n → Vertuschung f, Verschleierung f

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