ALL meanings of cover up
cov·er up
C c - phrasal verb cover up If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them. 3
- phrasal verb cover up If you cover up something that you do not want people to know about, you hide the truth about it. 3
- countable noun cover up A cover-up is an attempt to hide a crime or mistake. 3
- noun cover up concealment or attempted concealment of a mistake, crime, etc 3
- verb cover up to cover completely 3
- verb cover up to attempt to conceal (a mistake or crime) 3
- verb cover up to defend the body and head with the arms 3
- noun cover up to cover entirely; envelop; wrap 3
- noun cover up to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being known 3
- noun cover up something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book. 1
- noun cover up a blanket, quilt, or the like: Put another cover on the bed. 1
- noun cover up protection; shelter; concealment. 1
- noun cover up anything that veils, screens, or shuts from sight: under cover of darkness. 1
- noun cover up woods, underbrush, etc., serving to shelter and conceal wild animals or game; a covert. 1
- noun cover up Ecology. vegetation that serves to protect or conceal animals, such as birds, from excessive sunlight, from drying, or from predators. 1
- noun cover up a set of eating utensils and the like, as plate, knife, fork, and napkin, placed for each person at a table. 1
- noun cover up an assumed identity, occupation, or business that masks the true or real one: His job at the embassy was a cover for his work as a spy. 1
- noun cover up a covering of snow, especially when suitable for skiing. 1
- noun cover up a pretense; feigning. 1
- noun cover up a person who substitutes for another or stands ready to substitute if needed: She was hired as a cover for six roles at the opera house. 1
- noun cover up cover charge. 1
- noun cover up Philately. an envelope or outer wrapping for mail. a letter folded so that the address may be placed on the outside and the missive mailed. 1
- noun cover up Finance. funds to cover liability or secure against risk of loss. 1
- noun cover up Music. cover version. 1
- noun cover up Also called covering. Mathematics. a collection of sets having the property that a given set is contained in the union of the sets in the collection. 1
- verb with object cover up to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields. 1
- verb with object cover up to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth. 1
- verb with object cover up to provide with a covering or top: Cover the pot with a lid. 1
- verb with object cover up to protect or conceal (the body, head, etc.) with clothes, a hat, etc; wrap. 1
- verb with object cover up to bring upon (oneself): He covered himself with glory by his exploits. 1
- verb with object cover up to hide from view; screen. 1
- verb with object cover up to spread on or over; apply to: to cover bread with honey. 1
- verb with object cover up to put all over the surface of: to cover a wall with paint. 1
- verb with object cover up to include, deal with, or provide for; address: The rules cover working conditions. 1
- verb with object cover up to suffice to defray or meet (a charge, expense, etc.): Ten dollars should cover my expenses. 1
- verb with object cover up to offset (an outlay, loss, liability, etc.). 1
- verb with object cover up to achieve in distance traversed; pass or travel over: We covered 600 miles a day on our trip. 1
- verb with object cover up Journalism. to act as a reporter or reviewer of (an event, a field of interest, a performance, etc.); have as an assignment: She covers sports for the paper. to publish or broadcast a report or reports of (a news item, a series of related events, etc.): The press covered the trial in great detail. 1
- verb with object cover up to pass or rise over and surmount or envelop: The river covered the town during the flood. 1
- verb with object cover up Insurance. to insure against risk or loss. 1
- verb with object cover up to shelter; protect; serve as a defense for. 1
- verb with object cover up Military. to be in line with by occupying a position directly before or behind. to protect (a soldier, force, or military position) during an expected period of ground combat by taking a position from which any hostile troops can be fired upon. 1
- verb with object cover up to take temporary charge of or responsibility for in place of another: Please cover my phone while I'm out to lunch. 1
- verb with object cover up to extend over; comprise: The book covers 18th-century England. 1
- verb with object cover up to be assigned to or responsible for, as a territory or field of endeavor: We have two sales representatives covering the Southwest. 1
- verb with object cover up to aim at, as with a pistol. 1
- verb with object cover up to have within range, as a fortress does adjacent territory. 1
- verb with object cover up to play a card higher than (the one led or previously played in the round). 1
- verb with object cover up to deposit the equivalent of (money deposited), as in wagering. 1
- verb with object cover up to accept the conditions of (a bet, wager, etc.). 1