Cover

  • 81cover up — v. (D; intr.) to cover up for ( to protect ) (she covered up for me when I made that blunder) * * * (D; intr.) to cover up for (she cover uped up for me when I made that blunder; to protect ) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 82cover up — v. conceal the truth; hide from view, hide from knowledge v. disguise, shield, cover for, blur; hide, conceal; cover something completely n. act of assisting a wrongdoer to hide what he has done; act of covering over or covering up; loose article …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 83cover-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cover up : singular cover up plural cover ups an attempt to stop people from discovering the truth about something, especially a crime or a serious mistake …

    English dictionary

  • 84cover in — transitive verb 1. : to finish the covering over of; especially : complete a roof over 2. : to cover into * * * cover in 1. To fill in 2. To complete the covering of, esp of a roof of a building • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 85cover-up — {n.}, {slang} A plan or excuse to escape blame or punishment; lie, alibi. * /When the men robbed the bank, their cover up was to dress like policemen./ * /Joe s cover up to his mother after he had been fighting was that he fell down./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 86cover-up — {n.}, {slang} A plan or excuse to escape blame or punishment; lie, alibi. * /When the men robbed the bank, their cover up was to dress like policemen./ * /Joe s cover up to his mother after he had been fighting was that he fell down./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 87cover — {{hw}}{{cover}}{{/hw}}s. f. inv. Riedizione di una canzone di successo non eseguita dall interprete originale | Il disco o la cassetta che contengono una o più riedizioni: una cover di Mina. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., da cover version, propr.… …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 88Cover — Co|ver [ kavɐ] das; s, [s] <aus engl. cover »Decke, Umschlag« zu to cover »bedecken«, dies aus fr. couvrir, vgl. ↑Couvert>: a) Titel[bild]; b) Plattenhülle …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 89cover-up — noun slang A plan or excuse to escape blame or punishment; lie, alibi. When the men robbed the bank, their cover up was to dress like policemen. Joe s cover up to his mother after he had been fighting was that he fell down …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 90cover-up — noun (C) an attempt to prevent the public from discovering the truth about something see also: cover up cover 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English