uncover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To remove a cover from.
To reveal the identity of.
To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
To expose the genitalia.
To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ /ʌnˈkʌvə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uncover.wav

uncover uncovers uncovering uncovered

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.

uncloak uncoif unhat expose doff

cover up

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