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Verb: cover up
  1. Conceal something illegal, scandalous or embarrassing
    "The company tried to cover up the accounting fraud";
    - cover
     
  2. Put on additional clothing
    "You should cover up before going outside in this cold"
Noun: cover-up  'kú-vu,rúp
  1. Concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
    "some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"

Derived forms: cover-ups, covered up, covering up, covers up

Type of: conceal, concealing, concealment, hide, hiding

Encyclopedia: Cover up

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