cover up

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cover up

verb covers up · covering up · covered up

idiomatic To conceal or disguise. The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
idiomatic To clothe; to conceal one's private parts. Cover up, slut!
idiomatic To put covers over oneself in bed. Please cover up and go to sleep now.

Similar: hide, conceal, forcover

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verb

Similar: hide, conceal, forcover

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verb to conceal or disguise

Español	encubrir, cohonestar, tapiñar, socapar, contlapachear
한국어	감추다 gamchuda, 덮어버리다 deopeobeorida
中文	掩蓋 /掩盖 yǎngài, 掩飾 /掩饰 yǎnshì
Português	encobrir
Français	cacher, dissimuler, couvrir
Deutsch	vertuschen
Italiano	insabbiare, occultare
Ελληνικά	κουκουλώνω koukoulóno
Română	acoperi, ascunde, mușamaliza

verb to clothe

中文	覆蓋 /覆盖 fùgài, 遮蓋 /遮盖 zhēgài
Français	couvrir

verb to put covers over oneself in bed

中文	蓋被子 /盖被子 gài bèizi

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@misc{cover_up_2026,
  title = {cover up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cover%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}