(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
Frances decided to ~ the machine behind a hinged panel...
Five people were arrested for carrying ~ed weapons.
VERB: V n, V-ed
2.
If you ~ a piece of information or a feeling, you do not let other people know about it.
Robert could not ~ his relief...
She knew at once that he was ~ing something from her.
? reveal
VERB: V n, V n from n
3.
If something ~s something else, it covers it and prevents it from being seen.
...a pair of carved Indian doors which ~ a built-in cupboard...
VERB: V n