cover up (Meaning)

Wordnet

cover up (v)

hide from view or knowledge

Wordnet

cover up (n)

concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

FAQs About the word cover up

hide from view or knowledge, concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

hush (up),suppress, stifle,silence, censor, gag, muzzle, spike, strangle, quash

disclose, show up, expose, reveal, reveal, tell, disclose,show up, uncover, uncover

She grabbed a beach cover-up to throw over her swimsuit before heading to the boardwalk.

The thick fog acted as a natural cover-up, obscuring the island from view.

The politician's apology felt more like a cover-up than a genuine expression of remorse.

After spilling coffee on her shirt, she tried to cover it up with a scarf.