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cover-up

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cover-up /ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/ noun
plural cover-ups
cover-up
/ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/
noun
plural cover-ups
Learner's definition of COVER-UP
[count]
: a planned effort to hide a dishonest, immoral, or illegal act or situation掩饰;掩盖
: an action or a way of behaving that is meant to prevent people from knowing about something掩饰行为;掩盖方法
see also cover up at 1cover
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cover-up

noun

cov·​er-up ˈkə-vər-ˌəp How to pronounce cover-up (audio)
1
a
: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing
his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity
b
: a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public
2
: a loose outer garment

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of cover-up was in 1927
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