Cover up meaning
Cover up is a phrasal verb that means to prevent others from discovering the truth about a bad or dishonest act.
- Past simple
- covered up
- Past participle
- covered up
- -ing form
- covering up
What cover up means
conceal wrongdoingC2
To prevent others from discovering the truth about a bad or dishonest act
Officials were accused of covering up the mistake.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does cover up mean?
To prevent others from discovering the truth about a bad or dishonest act.
What is the past tense of cover up?
Covered up, which is also its past participle.
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