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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