"sweep something under the carpet" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sweeps something under the carpet [present, singular, third-person], sweeping something under the carpet [participle, present], swept something under the carpet [participle, past], swept something under the carpet [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sweep<,,swept> something under the carpet}} sweep something under the carpet (third-person singular simple present sweeps something under the carpet, present participle sweeping something under the carpet, simple past and past participle swept something under the carpet)
  1. synonym of sweep something under the rug Synonyms: sweep something under the rug [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sweep_something_under_the_carpet-en-verb-azSws4iy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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