COVER UP


Meaning of COVER UP in English

cover up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ cover )

1 . cover something ↔ up to put something over something else so that it cannot be seen:

Her legs were so swollen she had to cover them up.

2 . cover something ↔ up to prevent people from discovering mistakes or unpleasant facts ⇨ whitewash :

The affair was covered up and never reached the papers.

Mum’s worried, but she covers it up by joking.

⇨ ↑ cover-up

3 . cover up for somebody to protect someone by hiding unpleasant facts about them:

They covered up for Kirk by refusing to answer any questions.

4 . to put clothes, ↑ blanket s etc over yourself in order to protect or hide your body, or to keep yourself warm:

Cover up, or stay out of the sun.

cover yourself up

Hastily, she covered herself up with the towel.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.