Verb: uncover ,ún'kú-vu(r)
- Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
"uncover your belly";
- expose
- Reveal to view as by removing a cover
"The curtain rose to uncover a stunning set";
- disclose, expose
- Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings";
- unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, lay bare
- Reveal the identity or hiding place of
"The murderer has finally been uncovered"
Derived forms: uncovering, uncovered, uncovers
Type of: bring out, reveal, tell, unveil
Encyclopedia: Uncover