"undercover" meaning in English

See undercover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌndə(r)ˈkʌvə(r)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undercover.wav [UK] Forms: undercover [positive], more undercover [comparative], most undercover [superlative]
Etymology: under- + cover Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|under|cover}} under- + cover Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An action or person is undercover if it is hidden or secret: the people doing it don't want other people to know about it.
    Sense id: simple-undercover-en-adj-bUfUO-8C
  2. Something is undercover if it involves spying.
    Sense id: simple-undercover-en-adj-2pwVpOcc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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