WordWeb Online

1. Hide from view or knowledge
   "The President covered up the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House";
   - cover, paper over

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, covers up, covering up

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

Encyclopedia: Cover up