COVER-UP Definition & Meaning

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cover-up

[ kuhv-er-uhp ]

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noun

any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure.
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cover-up

noun

concealment or attempted concealment of a mistake, crime, etc

verb

tr to cover completely
whenintr, often foll by for to attempt to conceal (a mistake or crime)
she tried to cover up for her friend
intr boxing to defend the body and head with the arms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cover-up¹

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase cover up

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Although the utility called the statement a misunderstanding, attorneys called it a “massive cover-up” intended “to conceal from the public that its electrical equipment was the source of several additional ignitions of the Palisades Fire.”

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The capsule was done, but the cover-up had begun.

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Its reporting on North Korean defectors and the Chinese Communist Party's alleged cover-up of Covid fatalities have won awards.

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A spokesman said: "The ferry fiasco has been the biggest infrastructure stuff-up in Tasmania's history, but the cover-up has been even worse than the crime."

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In Athens, protesters held placards reading "My child, call me up when you arrive" and "No cover-up".

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