COVER-UP


Meaning of COVER-UP in English

[cov.er-up] n (1927) 1: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing "his garrulousness is a ~ for insecurity"; also: a usu. concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public

2: a loose outer garment

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