Antonyms for covered up


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : kuhv-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ər


Definition of covered up

Origin :
  • mid-12c., from Old French covrir (12c., Modern French couvrir) "to cover, protect, conceal, dissemble," from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperire "to cover over, overwhelm, bury," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + operire "to close, cover" (see weir). Related: Covered; covering. Military sense is from 1680s; newspaper sense first recorded 1893; use in football dates from 1907. Betting sense is 1857. OF horses, as a euphemism for "copulate" it dates from 1530s. Covered wagon attested from 1745.
  • As in camouflaged : adj masked
  • As in concealed : adj hidden, secret
  • As in inter : verb bury
  • As in mask : verb disguise
  • As in misinform : verb give wrong information intentionally
  • As in misrepresent/misquote : verb lie, distort
  • As in obscure : verb conceal, hide
  • As in paint : verb apply colored tint, often to make design
  • As in protect : verb take care of; guard from harm
  • As in screen : verb hide, protect
  • As in secrete : verb hide
  • As in shelter : verb provide safety, cover
  • As in shield : verb protect
  • As in batten : verb fasten securely
  • As in stifle : verb prevent, restrain
  • As in suppress : verb restrain, hold in check
  • As in veil : verb hide
  • As in black out : verb lose consciousness
  • As in bottle up : verb hold in check
  • As in misrepresent : verb lie
  • As in bury : verb lay to rest after death
  • As in bury : verb conceal, cover
  • As in camouflage : verb disguise, cover
  • As in inhume : verb bury
  • As in conceal : verb hide, disguise
  • As in cover : verb wrap, hide
  • As in deflect : verb bounce off; turn aside
  • As in disguise : verb mask; misrepresent
  • As in dissemble : verb disguise, pretend
  • As in equivocate : verb avoid an issue
  • As in gloss : verb conceal truth
  • As in guard : verb protect, watch
  • As in hush up : verb keep secret
Example sentences :
  • With pitch, gum, or grease, they covered up the cracks or seams.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • She knew that she was blushing, and she covered up her head as if her lover were there to see.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • The Holy Well, which was inside the minster, is now covered up.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • She took two tabloids and a sip of water, was covered up and left to herself.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • But he covered up his own name with a bit of red blotting-paper.
  • Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume
  • A small hole was dug, and the two dead bodies were thrown in and covered up.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Then he crept back to bed, covered up his head and began to cry.
  • Extract from : « An Australian Lassie » by Lilian Turner
  • It is covered up by affectation of cynicism, of greed, of selfishness.
  • Extract from : « Gossamer » by George A. Birmingham
  • He knows where the hole is, even when it is covered up with leaves.
  • Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
  • On the bench behind the stove lay a man, covered up with a blanket.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

Synonyms for covered up

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