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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-12-07 10:17 AM
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'cover up'
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n.
An effort or strategy of concealment, especially a planned effort to prevent something potentially scandalous from becoming public.
A loose garment for wear over other clothing, such as a swimsuit or an evening dress.

http://www.answers.com/topic/cover-up


Verb 1. cover up - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
cover conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
hush up, sleek over, whitewash, gloss over - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cover+up


cover·up· (kuv′ər up′)

noun

an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
* an outer garment, esp. for wearing over a swimsuit

http://www.yourdictionary.com/coverup


Some suggest a possible torture cover-up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7138637.stm


“Tonight, charges of a cover-up by the CIA,” Charles Gibson
Brian Williams teased the NBC Nightly News: “On the broadcast tonight, was it a CIA cover-up?
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2007/12/08/abc-cbs-nbc-hype-kennedys-cover-charge-over-cia-video



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