noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Truthfulness means no lies and no cover-ups. Compassion means being kind and helpful to others. Forbearance means being able to tolerate and suffer, and not fight back.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An item of clothing to be worn over a swimsuit while not in the water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concealment, concealing, hiding
Narrower terms: blue wall of silence, blue wall, wall of silence
History
Etymology
Deverbal from cover up.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
ört-basdır
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Belarusian:
утойванне
(utójvannje)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Belarusian:
укрывальніцтва
(ukryvalʹnictva)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Czech:
ututlat
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Dutch:
wegmoffelen
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Finnish:
peittely
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Finnish:
salailu
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Finnish:
piilottelu
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
French:
omerta
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
French:
dissimulation
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
French:
étouffement
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Galician:
encubrimento
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
German:
Vertuschung
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Greek:
συγκάλυψη
(sygkálypsi)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Icelandic:
yfirhylming
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Italian:
occultamento
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Italian:
copertura
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Italian:
insabbiamento
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Polish:
zatuszowanie
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Portuguese:
encobrimento
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Romanian:
mușamalizare
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Russian:
укрыва́тельство
(ukryvátelʹstvo)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Russian:
сокры́тие
(sokrýtije)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Swedish:
mörkläggning
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Swedish:
mörkning
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Ukrainian:
прихо́вування
(pryxóvuvannja)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
Ukrainian:
замо́вчування
(zamóvčuvannja)
— attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake
