covered up

Definition of covered up in English English dictionary
cover up: To conceal or disguise
The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
cover up: If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them. He fell asleep in the front room so I covered him up with a duvet
cover up: hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
cover up: {f} disguise, shield, cover for, blur; hide, conceal; cover something completely
cover up: {i} act of assisting a wrongdoer to hide what he has done; act of covering over or covering up; loose article of clothing that is often worn over a bathing suit; skin-colored makeup that is applied to cover up a blemish (especially on the face)
cover up: conceal the truth; hide from view, hide from knowledge
cover up: If you cover up something that you do not want people to know about, you hide the truth about it. He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime They knew they had done something terribly wrong and lied to cover it up How do we know you're not just covering up for your friend? see also cover-up

covered up

Hyphenation

cov·ered up

kʌvırd ʌp

/ˈkəvərd ˈəp/ /ˈkʌvɜrd ˈʌp/

[ 'k&-v&r ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- + operire to close, cover.

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