Uncover

  • 21uncover — verb 1》 remove a cover or covering from.     ↘archaic remove one s hat, especially as a mark of respect. 2》 discover (something previously secret or unknown) …

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  • 22uncover — I. v. a. 1. Strip, lay bare, lay open, divest of covering, denude. 2. Disclose, reveal, discover, unmask, expose. 3. Bare, take the cover off. 4. Open, unclose. II. v. n. Take off the hat (in token of respect), bare the head …

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  • 23uncover — verb (T) 1 to find out about something that has been kept secret: Customs officials uncovered a plot to smuggle weapons into the country. 2 to remove the cover from something …

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  • 24uncover — verb 1) she uncovered the new artwork Syn: expose, reveal, lay bare; unwrap, unveil; strip, denude 2) they uncovered a money laundering plot Syn: detect, discover, come across, stumble on …

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  • 25uncover — v 1. expose, bare, lay bare, take the wraps off, unwrap, unveil, unmask, unsheathe, uncase, disease; open, uncork, unstop; divest, strip, undress, unclothe, undrape, uncloak; discover, descry, detect, find, unearth, exhume, dig up, smoke out. 2.… …

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  • 26uncover — un·cover …

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  • 27uncover — verb 1) she uncovered the sandwiches Syn: expose, reveal, lay bare, unwrap, unveil, strip 2) they uncovered a plot Syn: discover, detect, come across, stumble on, chance on …

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  • 28uncover — [ʌnˈkʌvə] verb [T] 1) to find out about something that has been hidden or kept secret 2) to take the lid or cover off something …

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  • 29uncover — un•cov•er [[t]ʌnˈkʌv ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to remove the cover or covering from 2) to lay bare; disclose; reveal 3) to remove a cover or covering 4) to take off one s hat as a gesture of respect • Etymology: 1250–1300 …

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  • 30uncover — /ʌnˈkʌvə/ (say un kuvuh) verb (t) 1. to lay bare; disclose; reveal. 2. to remove the cover or covering from. 3. to remove (the hat, or other head covering). –verb (i) 4. to remove a cover or covering. 5. to take off one s hat or other head… …