Meaning of UNCOVER
| Pronunciation: | | un'kuvur
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- [v] remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
- [v] make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"
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| | Synonyms: | | bring out, expose, reveal, unveil |
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| | Antonyms: | | cover | | |
| | See Also: | | bare, disclose, excavate, expose, show, trot out, unclothe, undo, undrape, unearth, unfold, unmask, unveil, unwrap | |
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\Un*cov"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uncovered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Uncovering}.] [1st pref. un- + cover.]
1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to
uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's
body.
2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. ``To uncover his
perjury to the oath of his coronation.'' --Milton.
3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to
uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.
\Un*cov"er\, v. i.
1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of
respect.
We are forced to uncover after them. --Addison.
2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like.
Uncover, dogs, and lap. --Shak.
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