"cover up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-cover up.ogg [Australia] Forms: covers up [present, singular, third-person], covering up [participle, present], covered up [participle, past], covered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cover up (third-person singular simple present covers up, present participle covering up, simple past and past participle covered up)
  1. (idiomatic) To conceal or disguise. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to conceal or disguise): ört-basdır etmək (Azerbaijani), 掩蓋 /掩盖 (yǎngài) (Chinese Mandarin), 掩飾 /掩饰 (yǎnshì) (Chinese Mandarin), skjule (Danish), mørklægge (Danish), peitellä (Finnish), cacher (French), dissimuler (French), couvrir (French), vertuschen (German), 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌽 (filhan) (Gothic), κουκουλώνω (koukoulóno) (Greek), elleplez (Hungarian), leplez (Hungarian), eltussol (Hungarian), elhallgat (Hungarian), tutup-tutupi (Indonesian), cumhdaigh (Irish), insabbiare (Italian), occultare (Italian), 감추다 (gamchuda) (Korean), 덮어버리다 (deopeobeorida) (Korean), obtegō (Latin), operiō (Latin), tauhuna (Māori), سرپوش گذاشتن (sarpuš gozâštan) (Persian), tuszować [imperfective] (Polish), zatuszowywać [imperfective] (Polish), zatuszować [perfective] (Polish), encobrir (Portuguese), acoperi (Romanian), ascunde (Romanian), mușamaliza (Romanian), encubrir (Spanish), cohonestar (Spanish), tapiñar [Latin-America] (Spanish), socapar (Spanish), contlapachear (Spanish), mörklägga (Swedish), täcka över (Swedish), skyla (Swedish), மூடிமறை (mūṭimaṟai) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-cover_up-en-verb-kCXEQMqV Disambiguation of 'to conceal or disguise': 94 5 1
  2. (idiomatic) To clothe; to conceal one's private parts. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to clothe): 覆蓋 /覆盖 (fùgài) (Chinese Mandarin), 遮蓋 /遮盖 (zhēgài) (Chinese Mandarin), couvrir (French), cumhdaigh (Irish), whakapūngenengene (Māori), przykrywać [imperfective] (Polish), przykryć [perfective] (Polish), ubierać [imperfective] (Polish), ubrać [perfective] (Polish), மூடிமறை (mūṭimaṟai) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-cover_up-en-verb-AqKDJzIe Disambiguation of 'to clothe': 1 97 2
  3. (idiomatic) To put covers over oneself in bed. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to put covers over oneself in bed): 蓋被子 /盖被子 (gài bèizi) (Chinese Mandarin), mennä peiton alle (Finnish), போர்த்திக்கொள் (pōrttikkoḷ) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-cover_up-en-verb-Y~nkkVDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 25 53 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 22 22 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 26 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 13 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of 'to put covers over oneself in bed': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hide, conceal, forcover Related terms: cover-up

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1980, “Best of Boston”, in Real Paper:",
          "text": "Even when [the mechanics] didn't know how to fix everything, they never cheated anybody or covered up. So over the years they kept learning new makes and new techniques, and now can repair about anything.",
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          "word": "cohonestar"
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          "word": "tapiñar"
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          "_dis1": "94 5 1",
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          "word": "socapar"
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          "lang_code": "ta",
          "roman": "mūṭimaṟai",
          "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
          "word": "மூடிமறை"
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        "To clothe; to conceal one's private parts."
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        "(idiomatic) To clothe; to conceal one's private parts."
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      "roman": "yǎnshì",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "掩飾 /掩饰"
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "cacher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "dissimuler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "couvrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "vertuschen"
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      "code": "got",
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      "roman": "filhan",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "roman": "koukoulóno",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "elleplez"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "leplez"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "eltussol"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "elhallgat"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "tutup-tutupi"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "cumhdaigh"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "insabbiare"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "occultare"
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      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "gamchuda",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "감추다"
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      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "deopeobeorida",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "obtegō"
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      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "operiō"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "roman": "sarpuš gozâštan",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "سرپوش گذاشتن"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tuszować"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "zatuszowywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "zatuszować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "encobrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "acoperi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "ascunde"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "mușamaliza"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "encubrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "cohonestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tapiñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "socapar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "contlapachear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "mörklägga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "täcka över"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "skyla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
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      "roman": "mūṭimaṟai",
      "sense": "to conceal or disguise",
      "word": "மூடிமறை"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "fùgài",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "word": "覆蓋 /覆盖"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zhēgài",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "word": "遮蓋 /遮盖"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "to clothe",
      "word": "couvrir"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "word": "cumhdaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "word": "whakapūngenengene"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to clothe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ubierać"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "ubrać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "mūṭimaṟai",
      "sense": "to clothe",
      "word": "மூடிமறை"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "roman": "gài bèizi",
      "sense": "to put covers over oneself in bed",
      "word": "蓋被子 /盖被子"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to put covers over oneself in bed",
      "word": "mennä peiton alle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "pōrttikkoḷ",
      "sense": "to put covers over oneself in bed",
      "word": "போர்த்திக்கொள்"
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}

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