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uncover

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

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What does uncover mean?

verb

  1. To remove a cover from.
  2. To reveal the identity of.
  3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
More meanings (3)

verb

  1. To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
  2. To expose the genitalia.
  3. To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

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IPA pronunciation

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

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Also, because his conduct is more difficult to uncover and because he is more difficult to conquer than the liar.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
These artists uncover something of the picturesque in the foreign colonies, which they have reproduced in painting, etching, and lithography.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325
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The whole bed is then covered with muslin, operating on a roller by which to cover and uncover the bed.
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152
To satisfy his companions, Barbicane began to uncover the window at the bottom of the projectile, which would allow them to observe the earth direct.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
Becky had seen her stand and wait many a time before, and knew that in a few seconds she would uncover an enlightened, laughing face.
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146