COVER-UP


Meaning of COVER-UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkə-vər-ˌəp ]

noun

Date: 1927

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.