under cover

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English - English
protected by a covering or shelter

When it started to rain we got under cover.

in disguise, in secrecy
under cover of night
while concealed by the darkness
under cover of the night
nocturnally, concealed by the darkness of night, sneakily
undercover
A person who works [[#Adjective|undercover]]
undercover
Performed or happening in secret
undercover
{s} clandestine, concealed, spying
undercover
Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation
undercover
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
undercover
Undercover work involves secretly obtaining information for the government or the police. an undercover operation designed to catch drug smugglers. undercover reporters. Undercover is also an adverb. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer. undercover work is done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information
under cover

    Hyphenation

    un·der co·ver

    Turkish pronunciation

    ʌndır kʌvır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈəndər ˈkəvər/ /ˈʌndɜr ˈkʌvɜr/

    Etymology

    [ '&n-d&r ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha.
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