v. 25B6; verb
she uncovered the sandwiches : EXPOSE, reveal, lay bare; unwrap, unveil; strip, denude.
they uncovered a money-laundering plot : DETECT, discover, come across, stumble on, chance on, find, turn up, unearth, dig up; expose, bring to light, unmask, unveil, reveal, lay bare, make known, make public, betray, give away; informal blow the whistle on, pull the plug on.